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/* The external helper app service is used for finding and launching
   platform specific external applications for a given mime content type.
 */

#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIURI;
interface nsIStreamListener;
interface nsIFile;
interface nsIMIMEInfo;
interface nsIWebProgressListener;


[scriptable, uuid(663CC0AA-42EA-11d4-98D0-001083010E9B)]
interface nsIExternalHelperAppService : nsISupports
{
  // canHandleContent: determines if we have an external helper application for a given mime type
  // aMimeContentType --> the specified mime type we are attempting to get a helper application for
  // aUri --> the url for the data we are trying to load. The implementor may need this in order to figure 
  // out the file extension of the document.
  // returns TRUE if we have such an app and FALSE otherwise.
  boolean canHandleContent (in string aMimeContentType, in nsIURI aUri); 

  // doContent: binds an external helper application to a stream listener. The caller should pump data
  // into the returned stream listener. When the OnStopRequest is issued, the stream listener implementation
  // will launch the helper app with this data.
  // aMimeContentType --> the content type of the incoming data
  // aURI --> the URI corresponding to the incoming data
  // aWindowContext --> use GetInterface to retrieve properties like the dom window or parent window...
  //                    the service might need this in order to bring up dialogs.
  // aAbortProcess --> set to TRUE by the helper service if the caller should just forget about loading the document
  //                   (typically this occurs if the helper app just wants the URI to run and not the data)
  // returns a nsIStreamListener which the caller should pump the data into.
  nsIStreamListener doContent (in string aMimeContentType, in nsIURI aURI, 
                               in nsISupports aWindowContext, out boolean aAbortProcess); 
};

// this is a private interface shared between external app handlers and the platform specific
// external helper app service
[scriptable, uuid(491D04D5-449C-11d4-98D0-001083010E9B)]
interface nsPIExternalAppLauncher : nsISupports
{
  // launchAppWithTempFile --> used by the handler to actually launch the helper application
  // aTempFile --> the file which contains the data we want the helper app to use when it is launched
  void launchAppWithTempFile(in nsIMIMEInfo aMIMEInfo, in nsIFile aTempFile);
};

// a helper app launcher is a small object created to handle the launching of an external application.

[scriptable, uuid(9503D0FE-4C9D-11d4-98D0-001083010E9B)]
interface nsIHelperAppLauncher : nsISupports
{
  // the mime info object associated with the content type this helper app launcher is currently
  // attempting to load
  readonly attribute nsIMIMEInfo MIMEInfo;

  // saveToDisk: called when we want to just save the content to a particular file
  // aNewFileLocation --> location where the content should be saved
  void saveToDisk(in nsIFile aNewFileLocation, in boolean aRememberThisPreference);

  // launchWithApplication: use aApplication to launch with this content 
  // aApplication --> nsIFile corresponding to the location of the application to use
  // aRememberThisPreference --> TRUE if we should remember this choice.
  void launchWithApplication(in nsIFile aApplication, in boolean aRememberThisPreference);

  // called if the user decides to cancel the handling of this content type
  void Cancel();

  // the following methods are used by the progress dialog to get or set information 
  // on the current helper app launcher download
  void setWebProgressListener(in nsIWebProgressListener aWebProgressListener);
  // when the stand along progress window actually closes, it calls this method
  // so we can release any local state...
  void closeProgressWindow();

  // aSourceUrl--> the url we are downloading....and the file we are saving too
  // aTimeDownloadStarted --> time in ms that the download actually began
  nsIFile getDownloadInfo(out nsIURI aSourceUrl, out long long aTimeDownloadStarted);
  
};