pjs/embedding
dougt%netscape.com 69415757ab Revising nsIChannel to allow for overlapped i/o. This consists of three parts:
1. Factoring nsIChannel into a protocol specific part, the nsIChannel, and a socket specific, the nsITransport.
2. Derive the nsIChannel from a nsIRequest.
2. Changes the notification system from necko and the URILoader to pass the nsIRequest interface instead of nsIChannel interface.

This goal stems from wanting to be able to have active AsyncRead and AsyncWrite operations on nsSocketTransport.
This is desired because it would greatly simplify the task of maintaining persistent/reusable socket connections
for FTP, HTTP, and Imap (and potentially other protocols).  The problem with the existing nsIChannel interface is
that it does not allow one to selectively suspend just one of the read or write operations while keeping the other active.

The full details of the change on written up in the netlib newsgroup.

r=darin@netscape.com
sr=rpotts@netscape.com
2001-02-10 00:16:26 +00:00
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base Fix for bug 64501 - allow embedding apps to specify app registry location. Moves appfilelocprovider into xpcom. r=dougt@netscape.com, sr=brendan@mozilla.org 2001-01-18 22:51:57 +00:00
browser Revising nsIChannel to allow for overlapped i/o. This consists of three parts: 2001-02-10 00:16:26 +00:00
components Fix REQUIRES 2001-02-07 10:39:27 +00:00
config copy embed components 2001-02-07 05:17:17 +00:00
tests rearranging window creation (see WebBrowserChrome.cpp 1.15), adding subwindow null checks supporting chromeless dialog (see winEmbed.rc 1.8) r=scc,valeski 2001-02-07 05:15:55 +00:00
.cvsignore Ignore generated files. 2000-02-03 00:58:45 +00:00
Makefile.in now building embedding components 2001-02-07 04:00:54 +00:00
makefile.win now building embedding components 2001-02-07 03:09:15 +00:00