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#ifndef nsITransactionManager_h__
#define nsITransactionManager_h__

#include "nsISupports.h"
#include "nsIOutputStream.h"
#include "nsITransaction.h"
#include "nsITransactionListener.h"

/*
Transaction Manager interface to outside world
*/

#define NS_ITRANSACTIONMANAGER_IID \
{ /* 58E330C2-7B48-11d2-98B9-00805F297D89 */ \
0x58e330c2, 0x7b48, 0x11d2, \
{ 0x98, 0xb9, 0x0, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x29, 0x7d, 0x89 } }; 


/**
 * A transaction manager specific interface. 
 * <P>
 * It's implemented by an object that tracks transactions.
 */
class nsITransactionManager  : public nsISupports{
public:

  /**
   * Places a transaction on the do stack and calls it's Do() method.
   * <P>
   * This method calls the transaction's AddRef() method.
   * The transaction's Release() method will be called when the undo or redo
   * stack is pruned or when the transaction manager is destroyed.
   * @param aTransaction the transaction to do.
   */
  virtual nsresult Do(nsITransaction *aTransaction) = 0;

  /**
   * Pops the topmost transaction on the do stack, pushes it on the undo
   * stack, then calls it's Undo() method.
   */
  virtual nsresult Undo(void) = 0;

  /**
   * Pops the topmost transaction on the undo stack, pushes it on the redo
   * stack, then calls it's Redo() method.
   */
  virtual nsresult Redo(void) = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the number of items on the undo stack.
   * @param aNumItems will contain number of items.
   */
  virtual nsresult GetNumberOfUndoItems(PRInt32 *aNumItems) = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the number of items on the redo stack.
   * @param aNumItems will contain number of items.
   */
  virtual nsresult GetNumberOfRedoItems(PRInt32 *aNumItems) = 0;

  /**
   * Writes a stream representation of the transaction manager and it's
   * execution stacks. Calls the Write() method of each transaction on the
   * execution stacks.
   * @param aOutputStream the stream to write to.
   */
  virtual nsresult Write(nsIOutputStream *aOutputStream) = 0;

  /**
   * Adds a listener to the transaction manager's notification list. Listeners
   * are notified whenever a transaction is done, undone, or redone.
   * <P>
   * The listener's AddRef() method is called.
   * @param aListener the lister to add.
   */
  virtual nsresult AddListener(nsITransactionListener *aListener) = 0;

  /**
   * Removes a listener from the transaction manager's notification list.
   * <P>
   * The listener's Release() method is called.
   * @param aListener the lister to remove.
   */
  virtual nsresult RemoveListener(nsITransactionListener *aListener) = 0;
};

#endif // nsITransactionManager_h__