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1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */ |
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2 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public |
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3 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this |
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4 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ |
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5 |
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6 #include "nsISupports.idl" |
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7 |
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8 /** |
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9 * Simple scriptable serialization helper. Can be used as a service. |
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10 */ |
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11 |
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12 interface nsISerializable; |
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13 |
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14 [scriptable, uuid(31654c0f-35f3-44c6-b31e-37a11516e6bc)] |
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15 interface nsISerializationHelper : nsISupports |
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16 { |
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17 /** |
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18 * Serialize the object to a base64 string. This string can be later passed |
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19 * as an input to deserializeObject method. |
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20 */ |
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21 ACString serializeToString(in nsISerializable serializable); |
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22 |
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23 /** |
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24 * Takes base64 encoded string that cointains serialization of a single |
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25 * object. Most commonly, input is result of previous call to |
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26 * serializeToString. |
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27 */ |
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28 nsISupports deserializeObject(in ACString input); |
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29 }; |