xpcom/io/nsIDirectoryService.idl

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:39:09 +0100

author
Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
date
Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:39:09 +0100
branch
TOR_BUG_9701
changeset 8
97036ab72558
permissions
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Conditionally force memory storage according to privacy.thirdparty.isolate;
This solves Tor bug #9701, complying with disk avoidance documented in
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#disk-avoidance.

michael@0 1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
michael@0 2 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0 3 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0 4 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0 5
michael@0 6 #include "nsISupports.idl"
michael@0 7
michael@0 8 interface nsIFile;
michael@0 9 interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
michael@0 10
michael@0 11 /**
michael@0 12 * nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
michael@0 13 *
michael@0 14 * Used by Directory Service to get file locations.
michael@0 15 */
michael@0 16
michael@0 17 [scriptable, uuid(bbf8cab0-d43a-11d3-8cc2-00609792278c)]
michael@0 18 interface nsIDirectoryServiceProvider: nsISupports
michael@0 19 {
michael@0 20 /**
michael@0 21 * getFile
michael@0 22 *
michael@0 23 * Directory Service calls this when it gets the first request for
michael@0 24 * a prop or on every request if the prop is not persistent.
michael@0 25 *
michael@0 26 * @param prop The symbolic name of the file.
michael@0 27 * @param persistent TRUE - The returned file will be cached by Directory
michael@0 28 * Service. Subsequent requests for this prop will
michael@0 29 * bypass the provider and use the cache.
michael@0 30 * FALSE - The provider will be asked for this prop
michael@0 31 * each time it is requested.
michael@0 32 *
michael@0 33 * @return The file represented by the property.
michael@0 34 *
michael@0 35 */
michael@0 36 nsIFile getFile(in string prop, out boolean persistent);
michael@0 37 };
michael@0 38
michael@0 39 /**
michael@0 40 * nsIDirectoryServiceProvider2
michael@0 41 *
michael@0 42 * An extension of nsIDirectoryServiceProvider which allows
michael@0 43 * multiple files to be returned for the given key.
michael@0 44 */
michael@0 45
michael@0 46 [scriptable, uuid(2f977d4b-5485-11d4-87e2-0010a4e75ef2)]
michael@0 47 interface nsIDirectoryServiceProvider2: nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
michael@0 48 {
michael@0 49 /**
michael@0 50 * getFiles
michael@0 51 *
michael@0 52 * Directory Service calls this when it gets a request for
michael@0 53 * a prop and the requested type is nsISimpleEnumerator.
michael@0 54 *
michael@0 55 * @param prop The symbolic name of the file list.
michael@0 56 *
michael@0 57 * @return An enumerator for a list of file locations.
michael@0 58 * The elements in the enumeration are nsIFile
michael@0 59 * @returnCode NS_SUCCESS_AGGREGATE_RESULT if this result should be
michael@0 60 * aggregated with other "lower" providers.
michael@0 61 */
michael@0 62 nsISimpleEnumerator getFiles(in string prop);
michael@0 63 };
michael@0 64
michael@0 65 /**
michael@0 66 * nsIDirectoryService
michael@0 67 */
michael@0 68
michael@0 69 [scriptable, uuid(57a66a60-d43a-11d3-8cc2-00609792278c)]
michael@0 70 interface nsIDirectoryService: nsISupports
michael@0 71 {
michael@0 72 /**
michael@0 73 * init
michael@0 74 *
michael@0 75 * Must be called. Used internally by XPCOM initialization.
michael@0 76 *
michael@0 77 */
michael@0 78 void init();
michael@0 79
michael@0 80 /**
michael@0 81 * registerProvider
michael@0 82 *
michael@0 83 * Register a provider with the service.
michael@0 84 *
michael@0 85 * @param prov The service will keep a strong reference
michael@0 86 * to this object. It will be released when
michael@0 87 * the service is released.
michael@0 88 *
michael@0 89 */
michael@0 90 void registerProvider(in nsIDirectoryServiceProvider prov);
michael@0 91
michael@0 92 /**
michael@0 93 * unregisterProvider
michael@0 94 *
michael@0 95 * Unregister a provider with the service.
michael@0 96 *
michael@0 97 * @param prov
michael@0 98 *
michael@0 99 */
michael@0 100 void unregisterProvider(in nsIDirectoryServiceProvider prov);
michael@0 101 };
michael@0 102
michael@0 103

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