gecko/uriloader/exthandler/nsIExternalHelperAppService.idl

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#include "nsICancelable.idl"

interface nsIURI;
interface nsIRequest;
interface nsIStreamListener;
interface nsIFile;
interface nsIMIMEInfo;
interface nsIWebProgressListener2;
interface nsIInterfaceRequestor;

/**
 * The external helper app service is used for finding and launching
 * platform specific external applications for a given mime content type.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(9e456297-ba3e-42b1-92bd-b7db014268cb)]
interface nsIExternalHelperAppService : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Binds an external helper application to a stream listener. The caller
   * should pump data into the returned stream listener. When the OnStopRequest
   * is issued, the stream listener implementation will launch the helper app
   * with this data.
   * @param aMimeContentType The content type of the incoming data
   * @param aRequest The request corresponding to the incoming data
   * @param aWindowContext Use GetInterface to retrieve properties like the
   *                       dom window or parent window...
   *                       The service might need this in order to bring up dialogs.
   * @param aForceSave True to always save this content to disk, regardless of
   *                   nsIMIMEInfo and other such influences.
   * @return A nsIStreamListener which the caller should pump the data into.
   */
  nsIStreamListener doContent (in ACString aMimeContentType, in nsIRequest aRequest,
                               in nsIInterfaceRequestor aWindowContext,
                               in boolean aForceSave); 

  /**
   * Returns true if data from a URL with this extension combination
   * is to be decoded from aEncodingType prior to saving or passing
   * off to helper apps, false otherwise.
   */
  boolean applyDecodingForExtension(in AUTF8String aExtension,
                                    in ACString aEncodingType);

};

/**
 * This is a private interface shared between external app handlers and the platform specific
 * external helper app service
 */
[scriptable, uuid(d0b5d7d3-9565-403d-9fb5-e5089c4567c6)]
interface nsPIExternalAppLauncher : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * mscott --> eventually I should move this into a new service so other
   * consumers can add temporary files they want deleted on exit.
   * @param aTemporaryFile A temporary file we should delete on exit.
   */
  void deleteTemporaryFileOnExit(in nsIFile aTemporaryFile); 
};

/**
 * A helper app launcher is a small object created to handle the launching
 * of an external application.
 *
 * Note that cancelling the load via the nsICancelable interface will release
 * the reference to the launcher dialog.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(cc75c21a-0a79-4f68-90e1-563253d0c555)]
interface nsIHelperAppLauncher : nsICancelable
{
  /**
   * The mime info object associated with the content type this helper app
   * launcher is currently attempting to load
   */
  readonly attribute nsIMIMEInfo MIMEInfo;

  /**
   * The source uri
   */
  readonly attribute nsIURI source;

  /**
   * The suggested name for this file
   */
  readonly attribute AString suggestedFileName;

  /**
   * Called when we want to just save the content to a particular file.
   * NOTE: This will release the reference to the nsIHelperAppLauncherDialog.
   * @param aNewFileLocation Location where the content should be saved
   */
  void saveToDisk(in nsIFile aNewFileLocation, in boolean aRememberThisPreference);

  /**
   * Use aApplication to launch with this content.
   * NOTE: This will release the reference to the nsIHelperAppLauncherDialog.
   * @param aApplication nsIFile corresponding to the location of the application to use.
   * @param aRememberThisPreference TRUE if we should remember this choice.
   */
  void launchWithApplication(in nsIFile aApplication, in boolean aRememberThisPreference);

  /**
   * The following methods are used by the progress dialog to get or set
   * information on the current helper app launcher download.
   * This reference will be released when the download is finished (after the
   * listener receives the STATE_STOP notification).
   */
  void setWebProgressListener(in nsIWebProgressListener2 aWebProgressListener);

  /**
   * when the stand alone progress window actually closes, it calls this method
   * so we can release any local state...
   */
  void closeProgressWindow();

  /**
   * The file we are saving to
   */
  readonly attribute nsIFile targetFile;

  /**
   * The executable-ness of the target file
   */
  readonly attribute boolean targetFileIsExecutable;

  /**
   * Time when the download started
   */
  readonly attribute PRTime timeDownloadStarted;
};