pjs/xpcom/proxy/public/nsIProxyObjectManager.idl

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsIEventTarget;
/**
* An interface for the proxy object manager.
*
* See http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xpcom/Proxies.html
*/
[scriptable, uuid(ee8ce1e3-0319-4bd9-8f70-7258b21c7733)]
interface nsIProxyObjectManager : nsISupports
{
/**
* Construct a proxy object that invokes methods on the real object
* synchronously (i.e., the calling thread is blocked until the real method
* call returns). This flag causes methods invoked on the proxy object to
* emmulate a real method call.
*
* For C++ callers, NS_PROXY_SYNC is a synonym for this flag.
*/
const long INVOKE_SYNC = 0x0001;
/**
* Construct a proxy object that invokes methods on the real object
* asynchronously (i.e., the calling thread does not wait for the real
* method call to occur).
*
* WARNING: do not pass pointers into the stack when using this flag.
*
* For C++ callers, NS_PROXY_ASYNC is a synonym for this flag.
*/
const long INVOKE_ASYNC = 0x0002;
/**
* Always create the proxy object even if for same thread as current thread.
*
* For C++ callers, NS_PROXY_ALWAYS is a synonym for this flag.
*/
const long FORCE_PROXY_CREATION = 0x0004;
/**
* Create a proxy for the given object. The proxy implements the specified
* interface, but when its methods are invoked, it causes the corresponding
* method on the actual object to be called via the designated event
* target. Typically, the event target identifies a thread where the
* method call should occur.
*
* @param target
* If target is null, then the current thread is used as the target.
* Otherwise, target identifies the nsIEventTarget from which proxy
* method calls should be executed.
* @param iid
* Identifies the interface being proxied. The given object must QI to
* this type.
* @param object
* The object being proxied.
* @param proxyType
* Specifies the type of proxy to construct. Either INVOKE_SYNC or
* INVOKE_ASYNC must be specified. FORCE_PROXY_CREATION may be bit-wise
* OR'd with either of those flags.
* @param result
* This param holds the resulting proxy object upon successful return.
*/
void getProxyForObject(in nsIEventTarget target,
in nsIIDRef iid,
in nsISupports object,
in PRInt32 proxyType,
[iid_is(iid),retval] out nsQIResult result);
};
%{C++
/**
* convenience macros
*/
#define NS_PROXY_SYNC nsIProxyObjectManager::INVOKE_SYNC
#define NS_PROXY_ASYNC nsIProxyObjectManager::INVOKE_ASYNC
#define NS_PROXY_ALWAYS nsIProxyObjectManager::FORCE_PROXY_CREATION
/**
* Pass this value as the target to {NS_}GetProxyForObject to specify the current
* thread as the target for the proxy object.
*/
#define NS_PROXY_TO_CURRENT_THREAD ((nsIEventTarget *) 0)
/**
* Pass this value as the target to NS_GetProxyForObject to specify the main
* thread as the target for the proxy object.
*/
#define NS_PROXY_TO_MAIN_THREAD ((nsIEventTarget *) 1)
#ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
/**
* Helper function for code that already has a link-time dependency on the
* internal API (MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API) and needs to get proxies in a bunch of
* different places. This way, the caller isn't forced to get the proxy object
* manager themselves every single time, thus making the calling code more
* readable. The parameters are the same as for GetProxyForObject.
*/
extern NS_COM nsresult
NS_GetProxyForObject(nsIEventTarget *target, REFNSIID iid, nsISupports* object,
PRInt32 proxyType, void** result);
#endif
%}