gecko/ipc/glue/BackgroundChild.h
Ben Turner 4124e64466 Bug 956218 - '(PBackground) Add a mechanism for communicating with
a non-main I/O thread via thread and process links'. r=mrbkap+khuey+bsmedberg.
2013-11-26 23:59:41 -08:00

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/* 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/. */
#ifndef mozilla_ipc_backgroundchild_h__
#define mozilla_ipc_backgroundchild_h__
#include "base/process.h"
#include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
#include "mozilla/ipc/Transport.h"
class nsIIPCBackgroundChildCreateCallback;
namespace mozilla {
namespace dom {
class ContentChild;
class ContentParent;
} // namespace dom
namespace ipc {
class PBackgroundChild;
// This class allows access to the PBackground protocol. PBackground allows
// communication between any thread (in the parent or a child process) and a
// single background thread in the parent process. Each PBackgroundChild
// instance is tied to the thread on which it is created and must not be shared
// across threads. Each PBackgroundChild is unique and valid as long as its
// designated thread lives.
//
// Creation of PBackground is asynchronous. GetForCurrentThread() will return
// null until the sequence is complete. GetOrCreateForCurrentThread() will start
// the creation sequence and will call back via the
// nsIIPCBackgroundChildCreateCallback interface when completed. Thereafter
// (assuming success) GetForCurrentThread() will return the same actor every
// time.
//
// The PBackgroundChild actor and all its sub-protocol actors will be
// automatically destroyed when its designated thread completes.
class BackgroundChild MOZ_FINAL
{
friend class mozilla::dom::ContentChild;
friend class mozilla::dom::ContentParent;
typedef base::ProcessId ProcessId;
typedef mozilla::ipc::Transport Transport;
public:
// See above.
static PBackgroundChild*
GetForCurrentThread();
// See above.
static bool
GetOrCreateForCurrentThread(nsIIPCBackgroundChildCreateCallback* aCallback);
private:
// Only called by ContentChild or ContentParent.
static void
Startup();
// Only called by ContentChild.
static PBackgroundChild*
Alloc(Transport* aTransport, ProcessId aOtherProcess);
};
} // namespace ipc
} // namespace mozilla
#endif // mozilla_ipc_backgroundchild_h__