pjs/editor/idl/nsIHTMLEditor.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "domstubs.idl"
#include "nsIAtom.idl"

interface nsISupportsArray;

%{C++
#define NS_EDITOR_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND \
  NS_ERROR_GENERATE_SUCCESS(NS_ERROR_MODULE_EDITOR, 1)

%}
[scriptable, uuid(4b0fd0d0-1dd2-11b2-bf2e-ef20fbca2c88)]

interface nsIHTMLEditor : nsISupports
{
%{C++
  typedef short EAlignment;
%}

  // used by GetAlignment()
  const short eLeft = 0;
  const short eCenter = 1;
  const short eRight = 2;
  const short eJustify = 3;
  
  
  /* ------------ Inline property methods -------------- */


  /**
   * SetInlineProperty() sets the aggregate properties on the current selection
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to set on the selection 
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.  May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
   * @param aValue      if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.  May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color", aValue="0x00FFFF"
   */
  void SetInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, 
                             in DOMString aAttribute,
                             in DOMString aValue);

  /**
   * GetInlineProperty() gets the aggregate properties of the current selection.
   * All object in the current selection are scanned and their attributes are
   * represented in a list of Property object.
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to get on the selection 
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.  May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
   * @param aValue      if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.  May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color", aValue="0x00FFFF"
   * @param aFirst      [OUT] PR_TRUE if the first text node in the selection has the property
   * @param aAny        [OUT] PR_TRUE if any of the text nodes in the selection have the property
   * @param aAll        [OUT] PR_TRUE if all of the text nodes in the selection have the property
   */
  void GetInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, 
                             in DOMString  aAttribute,
                             in DOMString  aValue,
                             out boolean aFirst, out boolean aAny, out boolean aAll);

  void  GetInlinePropertyWithAttrValue(in nsIAtom aProperty, 
                             in DOMString  aAttribute,
                             in DOMString  aValue,
                             out boolean aFirst, out boolean aAny, out boolean aAll,
                             out DOMString outValue);
                             
  /**
   * RemoveAllInlineProperties() deletes all the inline properties from all 
   * text in the current selection.
   */
  void  RemoveAllInlineProperties();


  /**
   * RemoveInlineProperty() deletes the properties from all text in the current selection.
   * If aProperty is not set on the selection, nothing is done.
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to remove from the selection 
   *                    All atoms are for normal HTML tags (e.g.: nsIEditorProptery::font)
   *                      except when you want to remove just links and not named anchors
   *                      For that, use nsIEditorProperty::href
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.  May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty=nsIEditorProptery::font, aAttribute="color"
   *                    nsIEditProperty::allAttributes is special.  It indicates that
   *                    all content-based text properties are to be removed from the selection.
   */
  void  RemoveInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in DOMString  aAttribute);

  /**
   *  Increase font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit
   *  All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes
   *    so they will be incremented instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
   */
  void  IncreaseFontSize();

  /**
   *  Decrease font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit
   *  All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes
   *    so they will be decreased instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
   */
  void  DecreaseFontSize();

  /* ------------ Drag/Drop methods -------------- */

  /** 
   * CanDrag decides if a drag should be started
   * (for example, based on the current selection and mousepoint).
   */
  void  CanDrag(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent, out boolean aCanDrag);

  /** 
   * DoDrag transfers the relevant data (as appropriate)
   * to a transferable so it can later be dropped.
   */
  void  DoDrag(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent);

  /** 
   * InsertFromDrop looks for a dragsession and inserts the
   * relevant data in response to a drop.
   */
  void  InsertFromDrop(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent);

  /* ------------ HTML content methods -------------- */

  /**
   * Tests if a node is a BLOCK element according the the HTML 4.0 DTD
   *   This does NOT consider CSS effect on display type
   *
   * @param aNode      the node to test
   */
  void NodeIsBlock(in nsIDOMNode node, out boolean isBlock);

  /**
   * Insert some HTML source at the current location
   *
   * @param aInputString   the string to be inserted
   */
  void  InsertHTML(in DOMString   aInputString);


  /** Rebuild the entire document from source HTML
   *  Needed to be able to edit HEAD and other outside-of-BODY content
   *
   *  @param aSourceString   HTML source string of the entire new document
   */
  void  RebuildDocumentFromSource(in DOMString   aSourceString);

  /**
   * Insert some HTML source, interpreting
   * the string argument according to the given charset.
   *
   * @param aInputString   the string to be inserted
   * @param aCharset       Charset of string
   * @param aParentNode    Parent to insert under.
   *                       If null, insert at the current location.
   */
  void  InsertHTMLWithCharset(in DOMString   aInputString,
                                   in DOMString   aCharset);


  /** Insert an element, which may have child nodes, at the selection
    * Used primarily to insert a new element for various insert element dialogs,
    *   but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should
    *   be useful for other elements.
    *
    * @param aElement           The element to insert
    * @param aDeleteSelection   Delete the selection before inserting
    *     If aDeleteSelection is PR_FALSE, then the element is inserted 
    *     after the end of the selection for all element except
    *     Named Anchors, which insert before the selection
    */  
  void  InsertElementAtSelection(in nsIDOMElement aElement, in boolean aDeleteSelection);

  /** Set the documents title.
   */
  void SetDocumentTitle(in DOMString aTitle);

  /* ------------ Selection manipulation -------------- */
  /* Should these be moved to nsISelection? */
  
  /** Set the selection at the suppled element
    *
    * @param aElement   An element in the document
    */
  void  SelectElement(in nsIDOMElement  aElement);

  /** Create a collapsed selection just after aElement
    * 
    * XXX could we parameterize SelectElement(before/select/after>?
    *
    * The selection is set to parent-of-aElement with an
    *   offset 1 greater than aElement's offset
    *   but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should
    *   be useful for other elements.
    *
    * @param aElement  An element in the document
    */
  void  SetCaretAfterElement(in nsIDOMElement  aElement);

  /**
   * SetParagraphFormat       Insert a block paragraph tag around selection
   * @param aParagraphFormat  "p", "h1" to "h6", "address", "pre", or "blockquote"
   */
  void  SetParagraphFormat(in DOMString   aParagraphFormat);

  /**
   * GetParagraphState returns what block tag paragraph format is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one format
   * @param outState   Name of block tag. "" is returned for none.
   */
  void  GetParagraphState(out boolean aMixed,out DOMString  outState);

  /** 
   * GetFontFaceState returns what font face is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one font face
   * @param outFace   Name of face.  Note: "tt" is returned for
   *                  tt tag.  "" is returned for none.
   */
  void  GetFontFaceState(out boolean aMixed,out DOMString  outFont);
  
  /** 
   * GetFontColorState returns what font face is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one font color
   * @param outColor   Color string. "" is returned for none.
   */
  void  GetFontColorState(out boolean aMixed,out DOMString  outColor);

  /** 
   * GetFontColorState returns what font face is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one font color
   * @param outColor   Color string. "" is returned for none.
   */
  void  GetBackgroundColorState(out boolean aMixed,out DOMString  outColor);

  /** 
   * GetListState returns what list type is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aOL       The company that employs me.  No, really, it's 
   *                  true if an "ol" list is selected.
   * @param aUL       true if an "ul" list is selected.
   * @param aDL       true if a "dl" list is selected.
   */
  void  GetListState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aOL, out boolean aUL, out boolean aDL);
  
  /** 
   * GetListItemState returns what list item type is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list item, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aLI       true if "li" list items are selected.
   * @param aDT       true if "dt" list items are selected.
   * @param aDD       true if "dd" list items are selected.
   */
  void  GetListItemState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aLI, out boolean aDT, out boolean aDD);
  
  /** 
   * GetAlignment     returns what alignment is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list item, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aAlign    enum value for first encountered alignment (left/center/right)
   */
  void  GetAlignment(out boolean aMixed, out short aAlign);
  
  /**
   * Document me!
   * 
   */
  void  GetIndentState(out boolean aCanIndent, out boolean aCanOutdent);

  /**
   * Document me!
   * 
   */
  void  MakeOrChangeList(in DOMString   aListType, in boolean entireList);

  /**
   * Document me!
   * 
   */
  void  RemoveList(in DOMString   aListType);

  /**
   * Document me!
   * 
   */
  void  Indent(in DOMString   aIndent);

  /**
   * Document me!
   * 
   */
  void  Align(in DOMString   aAlign);

  /** Return the input node or a parent matching the given aTagName,
    *   starting the search at the supplied node.
    * An example of use is for testing if a node is in a table cell
    *   given a selection anchor node.
    *
    * @param aTagName  The HTML tagname
    *  Special input values:
    *    Use "href" to get a link node 
    *      (an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
    *    Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
    *      (an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
    *    Use "list" to get an OL, UL, or DL list node
    *    Use "td" to get either a TD or TH cell node
    *
    * @param aNode    The node in the document to start the search
    *     If it is null, the anchor node of the current selection is used
    * Returns NS_EDITOR_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND if an element is not found (passes NS_SUCCEEDED macro)
    */
  void  GetElementOrParentByTagName(in DOMString   aTagName, in nsIDOMNode aNode, out nsIDOMElement aReturn);

  /** Return an element only if it is the only node selected,
    *    such as an image, horizontal rule, etc.
    * The exception is a link, which is more like a text attribute:
    *    The Anchor tag is returned if the selection is within the textnode(s)
    *    that are children of the "A" node.
    *    This could be a collapsed selection, i.e., a caret within the link text.
    *
    * @param aTagName  The HTML tagname or and empty string 
    *       to get any element (but only if it is the only element selected)
    *    Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
    *    Use "href" to get a link node
    *      (an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
    *    Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
    *      (an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
    * Returns NS_EDITOR_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND if an element is not found (passes NS_SUCCEEDED macro)
    */
  void  GetSelectedElement(in DOMString   aTagName, out nsIDOMElement aReturn);

  /** Output the contents of the <HEAD> section as text/HTML format
    */
  void  GetHeadContentsAsHTML(out DOMString  aOutputString);

  /** Replace all children of <HEAD> with string of HTML source
    */
  void  ReplaceHeadContentsWithHTML(in DOMString   aSourceToInsert);

  /** Return a new element with default attribute values
    * 
    * This does not rely on the selection, and is not sensitive to context.
    * 
    * Used primarily to supply new element for various insert element dialogs
    *  (Image, Link, NamedAnchor, Table, and HorizontalRule 
    *   are the only returned elements as of 7/25/99)
    *
    * @param aTagName  The HTML tagname
    *    Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
    *    Use "href" to get a link node
    *      (an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
    *    Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
    *      (an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
    */
  void  CreateElementWithDefaults(in DOMString   aTagName, out nsIDOMElement aReturn);

  /** Insert an link element as the parent of the current selection
    *
    * @param aElement   An "A" element with a non-empty "href" attribute
    */
  void  InsertLinkAroundSelection(in nsIDOMElement  aAnchorElement);

  /** Set the value of the "bgcolor" attribute on the document's <body> element
    *
    * @param aColor  The HTML color string, such as "#ffccff" or "yellow"
    */
  void  SetBackgroundColor(in DOMString   aColor);


  /** Set an attribute on the document's <body> element
    *    such as text, link, background colors
    *
    * 8/31/00 THIS ISN'T BEING USED? SHOULD WE DROP IT?
    *
    * @param aAttr   The attribute to be set
    * @param aValue  The value of the attribute
    */
  void  SetBodyAttribute(in DOMString   aAttr, in DOMString   aValue);
  
  //XXX Used to suppress spurious drag/drop events to workaround bug 50703
  // Don't use this method! It will go away after first release!
  void  IgnoreSpuriousDragEvent(in boolean aIgnoreSpuriousDragEvent);

  /**
   * Find all the nodes in the document which contain references
   * to outside URIs (e.g. a href, img src, script src, etc.)
   * The objects in the array will be type nsIURIRefObject.
   *
   * @return aNodeList    the linked nodes found
   */
  nsISupportsArray GetLinkedObjects();
};