gecko-dev/layout/base/public/nsIDocumentObserver.h

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#ifndef nsIDocumentObserver_h___
#define nsIDocumentObserver_h___

#include "nsISupports.h"
class nsIContent;
class nsISubContent;
class nsIStyleSheet;
class nsString;

#define NS_IDOCUMENTOBSERVER_IID \
{ 0xb3f92460, 0x944c, 0x11d1,    \
  {0x93, 0x23, 0x00, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x8a, 0xdd, 0x32} }

// Document observer interface
class nsIDocumentObserver : public nsISupports {
public:
  /**
   * This is called when the documents title has arrived.
   */
  NS_IMETHOD SetTitle(const nsString& aTitle) = 0;

  /**
   * Notify that a content model update is beginning. This call can be
   * nested.
   */
  virtual void BeginUpdate() = 0;

  /**
   * Notify that a content model update is finished. This call can be
   * nested.
   */
  virtual void EndUpdate() = 0;

  /**
   * Notification that the content model has changed. This method is
   * called automatically by content objects when their state is changed
   * (therefore there is normally no need to invoke this method
   * directly).  The notification is passed to any
   * IDocumentObservers. The notification is passed on to all of the
   * document observers. <p>
   *
   * This notification is not sent when a piece of content is
   * added/removed from the document (the other notifications are used
   * for that).
   *
   * @param aContent the piece of content that changed
   * @param aSubContent subrange information about the piece of content
   *  that changed
   */
  virtual void ContentChanged(nsIContent* aContent,
                              nsISupports* aSubContent) = 0;

  /**
   * Notifcation that the content model has had data appended to the
   * given content object. This method is called automatically by the
   * content container objects when a new content object is appended to
   * the container (therefore there is normally no need to invoke this
   * method directly). The notification is passed on to all of the
   * document observers.
   *
   * @param aContainer the container that had a new child appended
   */
  virtual void ContentAppended(nsIContent* aContainer) = 0;

  /**
   * Notification that content has been inserted. This method is called
   * automatically by the content container objects when a new content
   * object is inserted in the container (therefore there is normally no
   * need to invoke this method directly). The notification is passed on
   * to all of the document observers.
   *
   * @param aContainer the container that now contains aChild
   * @param aChild the child that was inserted
   * @param aIndexInContainer the index of the child in the container
   */
  virtual void ContentInserted(nsIContent* aContainer,
                               nsIContent* aChild,
                               PRInt32 aIndexInContainer) = 0;

  /**
   * Notification that content has been replaced. This method is called
   * automatically by the content container objects when a content object
   * is replaced in the container (therefore there is normally no need to
   * invoke this method directly). The notification is passed on to all
   * of the document observers.
   *
   * @param aContainer the container that now contains aChild
   * @param aOldChild the child that was replaced
   * @param aNewChild the child that replaced aOldChild
   * @param aIndexInContainer the index of the old and new child in the
   *  container
   */
  virtual void ContentReplaced(nsIContent* aContainer,
                               nsIContent* aOldChild,
                               nsIContent* aNewChild,
                               PRInt32 aIndexInContainer) = 0;

  /**
   * Content is going to be removed immediately after this call. This
   * method is called automatically by content container objects when a
   * content object is about to be removed from the container (therefore
   * there is normally no need to invoke this method directly). The
   * notification is passed on to all of the document observers.
   *
   * @param aContainer the container that contains aChild
   * @param aChild the child that will be removed
   * @param aIndexInContainer the index of the child in the container
   */
  virtual void ContentWillBeRemoved(nsIContent* aContainer,
                                    nsIContent* aChild,
                                    PRInt32 aIndexInContainer) = 0;

  /**
   * Content has just been removed. This method is called automatically
   * by content container objects when a content object has just been
   * removed from the container (therefore there is normally no need to
   * invoke this method directly). The notification is passed on to all
   * of the document observers.
   *
   * @param aContainer the container that had a child removed
   * @param aChild the child that was just removed
   * @param aIndexInContainer the index of the child in the container
   *  before it was removed
   */
  virtual void ContentHasBeenRemoved(nsIContent* aContainer,
                                     nsIContent* aChild,
                                     PRInt32 aIndexInContainer) = 0;

  /**
   * A StyleSheet has just been added to the document.
   * This method is called automatically when a StyleSheet gets added
   * to the document. The notification is passed on to all of the 
   * document observers.
   *
   * @param aStyleSheet the StyleSheet that has been added
   */
  virtual void StyleSheetAdded(nsIStyleSheet* aStyleSheet) = 0;
};

#endif /* nsIDocumentObserver_h___ */