pjs/modules/ipc/public/ipcIService.idl

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* Darin Fisher <darin@netscape.com>
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
interface ipcIMessageObserver;
interface ipcIClientObserver;
/**
* the IPC service provides the means to communicate with an external IPC
* daemon and/or other mozilla-based applications on the same physical system.
* the IPC daemon hosts modules (some builtin and others dynamically loaded)
* with which applications may interact.
*
* at application startup, the IPC service will attempt to establish a
* connection with the IPC daemon. the IPC daemon will be automatically
* started if necessary. when a connection has been established, the IPC
* service will broadcast an "ipc-startup" notification using the observer
* service.
*
* XXX startup category
*
* when the connection to the IPC daemon is closed, an "ipc-shutdown"
* notification will be broadcast.
*
* each client has a name. the client name need not be unique across all
* clients, but it is usually good if it is. the IPC service does not require
* unique names. instead, the IPC daemon assigns each client a unique ID that
* is good for the current "session." clients can query other clients by name
* or by ID. the IPC service supports forwarding messages from one client to
* another via the IPC daemon.
*
* for performance reasons, this system should not be used to transfer large
* amounts of data. instead, applications may choose to utilize shared memory,
* and rely on the IPC service for synchronization and small message transfer
* only.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(53d3e3a7-528f-4b09-9eab-9416272568c0)]
interface ipcIService : nsISupports
{
/**
* returns the "client ID" assigned to this application by the IPC daemon.
* this number is the name given to our application for the current
* session. after a profile change, our client ID will change.
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if no connection to the IPC daemon.
*/
readonly attribute unsigned long clientID;
/**
* client aliases give the client a way to register itself under multiple
* names. for example, the mozilla browser might register itself under
* the name "mozilla", but it could also register itself under the aliases
* "browser", "mail", "news", "addrbook", and so on. aliases provide a
* simple mechanism for clients to discover other clients.
*/
void addClientAlias(in ACString aAlias);
void removeClientAlias(in ACString aAlias);
/**
* query info about a particular client given its client name.
*
* @param aNameOrAlias name or alias of the client being queried.
* @param aObserver client observer to be notified.
*
* @return integer token identifying this request.
*/
unsigned long queryClientByName(in ACString aNameOrAlias,
in ipcIClientObserver aObserver);
/**
* query info about a particular client given its client ID.
*
* @return integer token identifying this request.
*/
unsigned long queryClientByID(in unsigned long aClientID,
in ipcIClientObserver aObserver);
/**
* set client observer. observer is notified whenever the status of
* a client changes.
*
* @param aClientID the ID of the client to observe.
* @param aObserver the client observer.
*/
void setClientObserver(in unsigned long aClientID,
in ipcIClientObserver aObserver);
/**
* set a message observer for a particular message target.
*
* @param aTarget the message target being observed. any existing
* observer will be replaced.
* @param aObserver the message observer to receive incoming messages
* for the specified target. pass null to remove the
* existing observer.
*/
void setMessageObserver(in nsIDRef aTarget, in ipcIMessageObserver aObserver);
/**
* send message asynchronously to a client or a module in the IPC daemon.
* there is no guarantee that the message will be delivered.
*
* @param aClientID the client ID of the foreign application that should
* receive this message. pass 0 to send a message to a
* module in the IPC daemon.
* @param aTarget the target of the message. if aClientID is 0, then
* this is the ID of the daemon module that should
* receive this message.
* @param aData the message data.
* @param aDataLen the message length.
*/
[noscript] void sendMessage(in unsigned long aClientID,
in nsIDRef aTarget,
in string aData,
in unsigned long aDataLen);
};
[scriptable, uuid(e40a4a3c-2dc1-470e-ab7f-5675fe1f1384)]
interface ipcIMessageObserver : nsISupports
{
/**
* @param aTarget the target of the message, corresponding to the target
* this observer was registered under. this parameter is
* passed to allow an observer instance to receive
* messages for more than one target.
* @param aData the data of the message.
* @param aDataLen the data length of the message.
*/
[noscript] void onMessageAvailable(in nsIDRef aTarget,
in string aData,
in unsigned long aDataLen);
};
[scriptable, uuid(e858d450-62b2-482d-99bb-3b5425aa28cc)]
interface ipcIClientInfo : nsISupports
{
readonly attribute unsigned long ID;
readonly attribute ACString name;
readonly attribute nsISimpleEnumerator aliases;
readonly attribute nsISimpleEnumerator targets;
};
[scriptable, uuid(42283079-030c-4b13-b069-a08b7ad5eab2)]
interface ipcIClientObserver : nsISupports
{
/**
* client status values
*/
const unsigned long CLIENT_UP = 1;
const unsigned long CLIENT_DOWN = 2;
/**
* @param aRequestToken the request token returned from the call that
* initiated this observation. 0 if initiated
* from a setClientObserver call.
* @param aClientInfo client info.
* @param aStatus client status (e.g. CLIENT_UP).
*/
void onClientStatus(in unsigned long aRequestToken,
in unsigned long aStatus,
in ipcIClientInfo aClientInfo);
// XXX do we care about changes to the aliases and targets supported
// by a client? if so, how should we pass this information up?
};