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1 /* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- |
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2 * |
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3 * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public |
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4 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this |
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5 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ |
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6 |
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7 #include "nsISupports.idl" |
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8 interface nsIObserver; |
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9 |
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10 /** |
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11 * This interface lets you monitor how long the user has been 'idle', |
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12 * i.e. not used their mouse or keyboard. You can get the idle time directly, |
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13 * but in most cases you will want to register an observer for a predefined |
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14 * interval. The observer will get an 'idle' notification when the user is idle |
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15 * for that interval (or longer), and receive an 'active' notification when the |
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16 * user starts using their computer again. |
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17 */ |
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18 |
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19 [scriptable, uuid(cc52f19a-63ae-4a1c-9cc3-e79eace0b471)] |
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20 interface nsIIdleService : nsISupports |
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21 { |
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22 /** |
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23 * The amount of time in milliseconds that has passed |
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24 * since the last user activity. |
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25 * |
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26 * If we do not have a valid idle time to report, 0 is returned |
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27 * (this can happen if the user never interacted with the browser |
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28 * at all, and if we are also unable to poll for idle time manually). |
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29 */ |
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30 readonly attribute unsigned long idleTime; |
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31 |
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32 /** |
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33 * Add an observer to be notified when the user idles for some period of |
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34 * time, and when they get back from that. |
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35 * |
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36 * @param observer the observer to be notified |
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37 * @param time the amount of time in seconds the user should be idle before |
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38 * the observer should be notified. |
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39 * |
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40 * @note |
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41 * The subject of the notification the observer will get is always the |
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42 * nsIIdleService itself. |
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43 * When the user goes idle, the observer topic is "idle" and when he gets |
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44 * back, the observer topic is "active". |
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45 * The data param for the notification contains the current user idle time. |
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46 * |
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47 * @note |
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48 * You can add the same observer twice. |
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49 * @note |
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50 * Most implementations need to poll the OS for idle info themselves, |
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51 * meaning your notifications could arrive with a delay up to the length |
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52 * of the polling interval in that implementation. |
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53 * Current implementations use a delay of 5 seconds. |
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54 */ |
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55 void addIdleObserver(in nsIObserver observer, in unsigned long time); |
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56 |
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57 /** |
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58 * Remove an observer registered with addIdleObserver. |
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59 * @param observer the observer that needs to be removed. |
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60 * @param time the amount of time they were listening for. |
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61 * @note |
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62 * Removing an observer will remove it once, for the idle time you specify. |
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63 * If you have added an observer multiple times, you will need to remove it |
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64 * just as many times. |
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65 */ |
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66 void removeIdleObserver(in nsIObserver observer, in unsigned long time); |
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67 }; |
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68 |
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69 %{C++ |
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70 /** |
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71 * Observer topic notification for idle window: OBSERVER_TOPIC_IDLE. |
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72 * Observer topic notification for active window: OBSERVER_TOPIC_ACTIVE. |
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73 */ |
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74 |
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75 #define OBSERVER_TOPIC_IDLE "idle" |
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76 #define OBSERVER_TOPIC_ACTIVE "active" |
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77 #define OBSERVER_TOPIC_IDLE_DAILY "idle-daily" |
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78 %} |