/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIDOMHTMLMenuItemElement;

/**
 * An interface used to construct native toolbar or context menus from <menu>
 */

[scriptable, uuid(12724737-f7db-43b4-94ab-708a7b86e115)]
interface nsIMenuBuilder : nsISupports
{

  /**
   * Create the top level menu or a submenu. The implementation should create
   * a new context for this menu, so all subsequent methods will add new items
   * to this newly created menu.
   */
  void openContainer(in DOMString aLabel);

  /**
   * Add a new menu item. All menu item details can be obtained from
   * the element. This method is not called for hidden elements or elements
   * with no or empty label. The icon should be loaded only if aCanLoadIcon
   * is true.
   */
  void addItemFor(in nsIDOMHTMLMenuItemElement aElement,
                  in boolean aCanLoadIcon);

  /**
   * Create a new separator.
   */
  void addSeparator();

  /**
   * Remove last added separator.
   * Sometimes it's needed to remove last added separator, otherwise it's not
   * possible to implement the postprocessing in one pass.
   * See http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/interactive-elements.html#building-menus-and-toolbars
   */
  void undoAddSeparator();

  /**
   * Set the context to the parent menu.
   */
  void closeContainer();

};