gecko/netwerk/base/public/nsIRedirectChannelRegistrar.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIChannel;
interface nsIParentChannel;

/**
 * Used on the chrome process as a service to join channel implementation
 * and parent IPC protocol side under a unique id.  Provides this way a generic
 * communication while redirecting to various protocols.
 *
 * See also nsIChildChannel and nsIParentChannel.
 */

[scriptable, uuid (efa36ea2-5b07-46fc-9534-a5acb8b77b72)]
interface nsIRedirectChannelRegistrar : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Register the redirect target channel and obtain a unique ID for that
   * channel.
   *
   * Primarily used in HttpChannelParentListener::AsyncOnChannelRedirect to get
   * a channel id sent to the HttpChannelChild being redirected.
   */
  PRUint32 registerChannel(in nsIChannel channel);

  /**
   * First, search for the channel registered under the id.  If found return
   * it.  Then, register under the same id the parent side of IPC protocol
   * to let it be later grabbed back by the originator of the redirect and
   * notifications from the real channel could be forwarded to this parent
   * channel.
   *
   * Primarily used in parent side of an IPC protocol implementation
   * in reaction to nsIChildChannel.connectParent(id) called from the child
   * process.
   */
  nsIChannel linkChannels(in PRUint32 id, in nsIParentChannel channel);

  /**
   * Returns back the channel previously registered under the ID with
   * registerChannel method.
   *
   * Primarilly used in chrome IPC side of protocols when attaching a redirect
   * target channel to an existing 'real' channel implementation.
   */
  nsIChannel getRegisteredChannel(in PRUint32 id);

  /**
   * Returns the stream listener that shall be attached to the redirect target
   * channel, all notification from the redirect target channel will be
   * forwarded to this stream listener.
   *
   * Primarilly used in HttpChannelParentListener::OnRedirectResult callback
   * to grab the created parent side of the channel and forward notifications
   * to it.
   */
  nsIParentChannel getParentChannel(in PRUint32 id);

  /**
   * To not force all channel implementations to support weak reference
   * consumers of this service must ensure release of registered channels them
   * self.  This releases both the real and parent channel registered under
   * the id.
   *
   * Primarilly used in HttpChannelParentListener::OnRedirectResult callback.
   */
  void deregisterChannels(in PRUint32 id);
};