gecko/parser/xml/nsISAXXMLReader.idl
Birunthan Mohanathas f420b3ca1a Bug 1057923 - Flatten parser/xml/{public,src}/ into parent directory. r=peterv
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rename : parser/xml/public/nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler.idl => parser/xml/nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXAttributes.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXAttributes.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXContentHandler.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXContentHandler.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXDTDHandler.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXDTDHandler.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXErrorHandler.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXErrorHandler.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXLexicalHandler.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXLexicalHandler.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXLocator.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXLocator.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXMutableAttributes.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXMutableAttributes.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXXMLFilter.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXXMLFilter.idl
rename : parser/xml/public/nsISAXXMLReader.idl => parser/xml/nsISAXXMLReader.idl
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXAttributes.cpp => parser/xml/nsSAXAttributes.cpp
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXAttributes.h => parser/xml/nsSAXAttributes.h
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXLocator.cpp => parser/xml/nsSAXLocator.cpp
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXLocator.h => parser/xml/nsSAXLocator.h
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXXMLReader.cpp => parser/xml/nsSAXXMLReader.cpp
rename : parser/xml/src/nsSAXXMLReader.h => parser/xml/nsSAXXMLReader.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
#include "nsIStreamListener.idl"
interface nsIInputStream;
interface nsIRequestObserver;
interface nsIURI;
interface nsISAXContentHandler;
interface nsISAXDTDHandler;
interface nsISAXEntityResolver;
interface nsISAXErrorHandler;
interface nsISAXLexicalHandler;
interface nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler;
/**
* Interface for reading an XML document using callbacks.
*
* nsISAXXMLReader is the interface that an XML parser's SAX2
* driver must implement. This interface allows an application to set
* and query features and properties in the parser, to register event
* handlers for document processing, and to initiate a document
* parse.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(5b1de802-9091-454f-9972-5753c0d0c70e)]
interface nsISAXXMLReader : nsIStreamListener {
/**
* The base URI.
*/
attribute nsIURI baseURI;
/**
* If the application does not register a content handler, all
* content events reported by the SAX parser will be silently
* ignored.
*
* Applications may register a new or different handler in the
* middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new
* handler immediately.
*/
attribute nsISAXContentHandler contentHandler;
/**
* If the application does not register a DTD handler, all DTD
* events reported by the SAX parser will be silently ignored.
*
* Applications may register a new or different handler in the
* middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new
* handler immediately.
*/
attribute nsISAXDTDHandler dtdHandler;
/**
* If the application does not register an error handler, all
* error events reported by the SAX parser will be silently ignored;
* however, normal processing may not continue. It is highly
* recommended that all SAX applications implement an error handler
* to avoid unexpected bugs.
*
* Applications may register a new or different handler in the
* middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new
* handler immediately.
*/
attribute nsISAXErrorHandler errorHandler;
/**
* A handler for the (optional) XML declaration of a document.
* <?xml version='1.0'?>
*
* @note This is not part of the SAX standard.
*/
attribute nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler declarationHandler;
/**
* If the application does not register a lexical handler, all
* lexical events (e.g. startDTD) reported by the SAX parser will be
* silently ignored.
*
* Applications may register a new or different handler in the
* middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new
* handler immediately.
*/
attribute nsISAXLexicalHandler lexicalHandler;
/**
* Set the value of a feature flag.
*
* The feature name is any fully-qualified URI. It is possible
* for an XMLReader to expose a feature value but to be unable to
* change the current value. Some feature values may be immutable
* or mutable only in specific contexts, such as before, during, or
* after a parse.
*
* All XMLReaders are required to support setting
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespaces to true and
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes to false.
*
* @param name String flag for a parser feature.
* @param value Turn the feature on/off.
*
* @note This is currently supported only for
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes . All other
* features will result in a NOT_IMPLEMENTED exception.
*/
void setFeature(in AString name, in boolean value);
/**
* Look up the value of a feature flag.
*
* The feature name is any fully-qualified URI. It is
* possible for an XMLReader to recognize a feature name but
* temporarily be unable to return its value.
* Some feature values may be available only in specific
* contexts, such as before, during, or after a parse.
*
* All XMLReaders are required to recognize the
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespaces and the
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes feature names.
*
* @param name String flag for a parser feature.
*
* @note This is currently supported only for
* http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes . All other
* features will result in a NOT_IMPLEMENTED exception.
*/
boolean getFeature(in AString name);
/**
* Set the value of a property. NOT CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED.
*
* The property name is any fully-qualified URI. It is possible
* for an XMLReader to recognize a property name but to be unable to
* change the current value. Some property values may be immutable
* or mutable only in specific contexts, such as before, during, or
* after a parse.
*
* XMLReaders are not required to recognize setting any specific
* property names, though a core set is defined by SAX2.
*
* This method is also the standard mechanism for setting
* extended handlers.
*
* @param name String flag for a parser feature
* @param value Turn the feature on/off.
*/
void setProperty(in AString name, in nsISupports value);
/**
* Look up the value of a property. NOT CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED.
*
* The property name is any fully-qualified URI. It is
* possible for an XMLReader to recognize a property name but
* temporarily be unable to return its value.
* Some property values may be available only in specific
* contexts, such as before, during, or after a parse.
*
* XMLReaders are not required to recognize any specific
* property names, though an initial core set is documented for
* SAX2.
*
* Implementors are free (and encouraged) to invent their own properties,
* using names built on their own URIs.
*
* @param name The property name, which is a fully-qualified URI.
* @return The current value of the property.
*/
boolean getProperty(in AString name);
/**
*
* @param str The UTF16 string to be parsed
* @param contentType The content type of the string (see parseFromStream)
*
*/
void parseFromString(in AString str, in string contentType);
/**
*
* @param stream The byte stream whose contents are parsed
* @param charset The character set that was used to encode the byte
* stream. NULL if not specified.
* @param contentType The content type of the string - either text/xml,
* application/xml, or application/xhtml+xml.
* Must not be NULL.
*
*/
void parseFromStream(in nsIInputStream stream,
in string charset,
in string contentType);
/**
* Begin an asynchronous parse. This method initializes the parser,
* and must be called before any nsIStreamListener methods. It is
* then the caller's duty to call nsIStreamListener methods to drive
* the parser. Once this method is called, the caller must not call
* one of the other parse methods.
*
* @param observer The nsIRequestObserver to notify upon start or stop.
* Can be NULL.
*/
void parseAsync(in nsIRequestObserver observer);
};