gecko-dev/netwerk/base/nsIRequest.idl

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsILoadGroup;
typedef unsigned long nsLoadFlags;
/**
* nsIRequest
*/
[scriptable, uuid(ef6bfbd2-fd46-48d8-96b7-9f8f0fd387fe)]
interface nsIRequest : nsISupports
{
/**
* The name of the request. Often this is the URI of the request.
*/
readonly attribute AUTF8String name;
/**
* Indicates whether the request is pending. nsIRequest::isPending is
* true when there is an outstanding asynchronous event that will make
* the request no longer be pending. Requests do not necessarily start
* out pending; in some cases, requests have to be explicitly initiated
* (e.g. nsIChannel implementations are only pending once asyncOpen
* returns successfully).
*
* Requests can become pending multiple times during their lifetime.
*
* @return TRUE if the request has yet to reach completion.
* @return FALSE if the request has reached completion (e.g., after
* OnStopRequest has fired).
* @note Suspended requests are still considered pending.
*/
boolean isPending();
/**
* The error status associated with the request.
*/
readonly attribute nsresult status;
/**
* Cancels the current request. This will close any open input or
* output streams and terminate any async requests. Users should
* normally pass NS_BINDING_ABORTED, although other errors may also
* be passed. The error passed in will become the value of the
* status attribute.
*
* Implementations must not send any notifications (e.g. via
* nsIRequestObserver) synchronously from this function. Similarly,
* removal from the load group (if any) must also happen asynchronously.
*
* Requests that use nsIStreamListener must not call onDataAvailable
* anymore after cancel has been called.
*
* @param aStatus the reason for canceling this request.
*
* NOTE: most nsIRequest implementations expect aStatus to be a
* failure code; however, some implementations may allow aStatus to
* be a success code such as NS_OK. In general, aStatus should be
* a failure code.
*/
void cancel(in nsresult aStatus);
/**
* Suspends the current request. This may have the effect of closing
* any underlying transport (in order to free up resources), although
* any open streams remain logically opened and will continue delivering
* data when the transport is resumed.
*
* Calling cancel() on a suspended request must not send any
* notifications (such as onstopRequest) until the request is resumed.
*
* NOTE: some implementations are unable to immediately suspend, and
* may continue to deliver events already posted to an event queue. In
* general, callers should be capable of handling events even after
* suspending a request.
*/
void suspend();
/**
* Resumes the current request. This may have the effect of re-opening
* any underlying transport and will resume the delivery of data to
* any open streams.
*/
void resume();
/**
* The load group of this request. While pending, the request is a
* member of the load group. It is the responsibility of the request
* to implement this policy.
*/
attribute nsILoadGroup loadGroup;
/**
* The load flags of this request. Bits 0-15 are reserved.
*
* When added to a load group, this request's load flags are merged with
* the load flags of the load group.
*/
attribute nsLoadFlags loadFlags;
/**
* Mask defining the bits reserved for nsIRequest LoadFlags
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_REQUESTMASK = 0xFFFF;
/**************************************************************************
* Listed below are the various load flags which may be or'd together.
*/
/**
* No special load flags:
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_NORMAL = 0;
/**
* Do not deliver status notifications to the nsIProgressEventSink and
* do not block the loadgroup from completing (should this load belong to one).
* Note: Progress notifications will still be delivered.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_BACKGROUND = 1 << 0;
/**
* This flag marks the request as being made to load the data for an html
* <object> tag. This means that the LOAD_DOCUMENT_URI flag may be set after
* the channel has been provided with the MIME type.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_HTML_OBJECT_DATA = 1 << 1;
/**
* This flag marks the request as belonging to a document that requires access
* to the document.cookies API.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_DOCUMENT_NEEDS_COOKIE = 1 << 2;
/**
* Set this flag to disable TRR for this request.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_DISABLE_TRR = 1 << 3;
/**************************************************************************
* The following flags control the flow of data into the cache.
*/
/**
* This flag prevents caching of any kind. It does not, however, prevent
* cached content from being used to satisfy this request.
*/
const unsigned long INHIBIT_CACHING = 1 << 7;
/**
* This flag prevents caching on disk (or other persistent media), which
* may be needed to preserve privacy.
*/
const unsigned long INHIBIT_PERSISTENT_CACHING = 1 << 8;
/**************************************************************************
* The following flags control what happens when the cache contains data
* that could perhaps satisfy this request. They are listed in descending
* order of precidence.
*/
/**
* Force an end-to-end download of content data from the origin server.
* This flag is used for a shift-reload.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 9;
/**
* Attempt to force a load from the cache, bypassing ALL validation logic
* (note: this is stronger than VALIDATE_NEVER, which still validates for
* certain conditions).
*
* If the resource is not present in cache, it will be loaded from the
* network. Combine this flag with LOAD_ONLY_FROM_CACHE if you wish to
* perform cache-only loads without validation checks.
*
* This flag is used when browsing via history. It is not recommended for
* normal browsing as it may likely violate reasonable assumptions made by
* the server and confuse users.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_FROM_CACHE = 1 << 10;
/**
* The following flags control the frequency of cached content validation
* when neither LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE or LOAD_FROM_CACHE are set. By default,
* cached content is automatically validated if necessary before reuse.
*
* VALIDATE_ALWAYS forces validation of any cached content independent of
* its expiration time (unless it is https with Cache-Control: immutable)
*
* VALIDATE_NEVER disables validation of cached content, unless it arrived
* with the "Cache: no-store" header, or arrived via HTTPS with the
* "Cache: no-cache" header.
*
* VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION disables validation of expired content,
* provided it has already been validated (at least once) since the start
* of this session.
*
* NOTE TO IMPLEMENTORS:
* These flags are intended for normal browsing, and they should therefore
* not apply to content that must be validated before each use. Consider,
* for example, a HTTP response with a "Cache-control: no-cache" header.
* According to RFC2616, this response must be validated before it can
* be taken from a cache. Breaking this requirement could result in
* incorrect and potentially undesirable side-effects.
*/
const unsigned long VALIDATE_ALWAYS = 1 << 11;
const unsigned long VALIDATE_NEVER = 1 << 12;
const unsigned long VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION = 1 << 13;
/**
* When set, this flag indicates that no user-specific data should be added
* to the request when opened. This means that things like authorization
* tokens or cookie headers should not be added.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_ANONYMOUS = 1 << 14;
/**
* When set, this flag indicates that caches of network connections,
* particularly HTTP persistent connections, should not be used.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_FRESH_CONNECTION = 1 << 15;
};