gecko/gfx/layers/ipc/PCompositor.ipdl

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include LayersSurfaces;
include protocol PGrallocBuffer;
include protocol PLayerTransaction;
include "mozilla/layers/CompositorTypes.h";

using mozilla::null_t;
using mozilla::layers::TextureFactoryIdentifier;
using mozilla::layers::LayersBackend;

namespace mozilla {
namespace layers {


/**
 * The PCompositor protocol is used to manage communication between
 * the main thread and the compositor thread context. It's primary
 * purpose is to manage the PLayerTransaction sub protocol.
 */
// This should really be 'sync', but we're using 'rpc' as a workaround
// for Bug 716631.
rpc protocol PCompositor
{
  // A Compositor manages a single Layer Manager (PLayerTransaction)
  manages PLayerTransaction;

parent:

  // The child is about to be destroyed, so perform any necessary cleanup.
  sync WillStop();

  // Clean up in preparation for own destruction.
  sync Stop();

  // Pause/resume the compositor. These are intended to be used on mobile, when
  // the compositor needs to pause/resume in lockstep with the application.
  sync Pause();
  sync Resume();

  async NotifyChildCreated(uint64_t id);

  // Make a snapshot of the content that would have been drawn to our
  // render target at the time this message is received.  If the size
  // or format of |inSnapshot| doesn't match our render target,
  // results are undefined.
  //
  // NB: this message will result in animations, transforms, effects,
  // and so forth being interpolated.  That's what we want to happen.
  sync MakeSnapshot(SurfaceDescriptor inSnapshot)
    returns (SurfaceDescriptor outSnapshot);

  // Make sure any pending composites are started immediately and
  // block until they are completed.
  sync FlushRendering();

  sync PLayerTransaction(LayersBackend layersBackendHint, uint64_t id)
    returns (TextureFactoryIdentifier textureFactoryIdentifier, bool success);
};

} // layers
} // mozilla