xpcom/threads/nsIThreadManager.idl

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:35 +0100

author
Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
date
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:35 +0100
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Cloned upstream origin tor-browser at tor-browser-31.3.0esr-4.5-1-build1
revision ID fc1c9ff7c1b2defdbc039f12214767608f46423f for hacking purpose.

michael@0 1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
michael@0 2 /* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et cindent: */
michael@0 3 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0 4 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0 5 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0 6
michael@0 7 #include "nsISupports.idl"
michael@0 8
michael@0 9 [ptr] native PRThread(PRThread);
michael@0 10
michael@0 11 interface nsIThread;
michael@0 12
michael@0 13 /**
michael@0 14 * An interface for creating and locating nsIThread instances.
michael@0 15 */
michael@0 16 [scriptable, uuid(1be89eca-e2f7-453b-8d38-c11ba247f6f3)]
michael@0 17 interface nsIThreadManager : nsISupports
michael@0 18 {
michael@0 19 /**
michael@0 20 * Default number of bytes reserved for a thread's stack, if no stack size
michael@0 21 * is specified in newThread(). 0 means use platform default.
michael@0 22 */
michael@0 23 const unsigned long DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE = 0;
michael@0 24
michael@0 25 /**
michael@0 26 * Create a new thread (a global, user PRThread).
michael@0 27 *
michael@0 28 * @param creationFlags
michael@0 29 * Reserved for future use. Pass 0.
michael@0 30 * @param stackSize
michael@0 31 * Number of bytes to reserve for the thread's stack.
michael@0 32 *
michael@0 33 * @returns
michael@0 34 * The newly created nsIThread object.
michael@0 35 */
michael@0 36 nsIThread newThread(in unsigned long creationFlags, [optional] in unsigned long stackSize);
michael@0 37
michael@0 38 /**
michael@0 39 * Get the nsIThread object (if any) corresponding to the given PRThread.
michael@0 40 * This method returns null if there is no corresponding nsIThread.
michael@0 41 *
michael@0 42 * @param prthread
michael@0 43 * The PRThread of the nsIThread being requested.
michael@0 44 *
michael@0 45 * @returns
michael@0 46 * The nsIThread object corresponding to the given PRThread or null if no
michael@0 47 * such nsIThread exists.
michael@0 48 */
michael@0 49 [noscript] nsIThread getThreadFromPRThread(in PRThread prthread);
michael@0 50
michael@0 51 /**
michael@0 52 * Get the main thread.
michael@0 53 */
michael@0 54 readonly attribute nsIThread mainThread;
michael@0 55
michael@0 56 /**
michael@0 57 * Get the current thread. If the calling thread does not already have a
michael@0 58 * nsIThread associated with it, then a new nsIThread will be created and
michael@0 59 * associated with the current PRThread.
michael@0 60 */
michael@0 61 readonly attribute nsIThread currentThread;
michael@0 62
michael@0 63 /**
michael@0 64 * This attribute is true if the calling thread is the main thread of the
michael@0 65 * application process.
michael@0 66 */
michael@0 67 readonly attribute boolean isMainThread;
michael@0 68 };

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