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

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Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
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Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:35 +0100
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     1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
     2 /* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et cindent: */
     3 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
     4  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
     5  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
     7 #include "nsISupports.idl"
     9 native HKEY(HKEY);
    11 /**
    12  * This interface is designed to provide scriptable access to the Windows
    13  * registry system ("With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility").  The
    14  * interface represents a single key in the registry.
    15  *
    16  * This interface is highly Win32 specific.
    17  */
    18 [scriptable, uuid(2555b930-d64f-437e-9be7-0a2cb252c1f4)]
    19 interface nsIWindowsRegKey : nsISupports
    20 {
    21   /**
    22    * Root keys.  The values for these keys correspond to the values from
    23    * WinReg.h in the MS Platform SDK.  The ROOT_KEY_ prefix corresponds to the
    24    * HKEY_ prefix in the MS Platform SDK.
    25    *
    26    * This interface is not restricted to using only these root keys.
    27    */
    28   const unsigned long ROOT_KEY_CLASSES_ROOT     = 0x80000000;
    29   const unsigned long ROOT_KEY_CURRENT_USER     = 0x80000001;
    30   const unsigned long ROOT_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE    = 0x80000002;
    32   /**
    33    * Values for the mode parameter passed to the open and create methods.
    34    * The values defined here correspond to the REGSAM values defined in
    35    * WinNT.h in the MS Platform SDK, where ACCESS_ is replaced with KEY_.
    36    *
    37    * This interface is not restricted to using only these access types.
    38    */
    39   const unsigned long ACCESS_BASIC              = 0x00020000;
    40   const unsigned long ACCESS_QUERY_VALUE        = 0x00000001;
    41   const unsigned long ACCESS_SET_VALUE          = 0x00000002;
    42   const unsigned long ACCESS_CREATE_SUB_KEY     = 0x00000004;
    43   const unsigned long ACCESS_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS = 0x00000008;
    44   const unsigned long ACCESS_NOTIFY             = 0x00000010;
    45   const unsigned long ACCESS_READ               = ACCESS_BASIC |
    46                                                   ACCESS_QUERY_VALUE |
    47                                                   ACCESS_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS |
    48                                                   ACCESS_NOTIFY;
    49   const unsigned long ACCESS_WRITE              = ACCESS_BASIC |
    50                                                   ACCESS_SET_VALUE |
    51                                                   ACCESS_CREATE_SUB_KEY;
    52   const unsigned long ACCESS_ALL                = ACCESS_READ |
    53                                                   ACCESS_WRITE;
    54   const unsigned long WOW64_32                  = 0x00000200;
    55   const unsigned long WOW64_64                  = 0x00000100;
    58   /**
    59    * Values for the type of a registry value.  The numeric values of these
    60    * constants are taken directly from WinNT.h in the MS Platform SDK.
    61    * The Microsoft documentation should be consulted for the exact meaning of
    62    * these value types.
    63    *
    64    * This interface is somewhat restricted to using only these value types.
    65    * There is no method that is directly equivalent to RegQueryValueEx or
    66    * RegSetValueEx.  In particular, this interface does not support the
    67    * REG_MULTI_SZ and REG_EXPAND_SZ value types.  It is still possible to
    68    * enumerate values that have other types (i.e., getValueType may return a
    69    * type not defined below).
    70    */
    71   const unsigned long TYPE_NONE   = 0;  // REG_NONE
    72   const unsigned long TYPE_STRING = 1;  // REG_SZ
    73   const unsigned long TYPE_BINARY = 3;  // REG_BINARY
    74   const unsigned long TYPE_INT    = 4;  // REG_DWORD
    75   const unsigned long TYPE_INT64  = 11; // REG_QWORD
    77   /**
    78    * This attribute exposes the native HKEY and is available to provide C++
    79    * consumers with the flexibility of making other Windows registry API calls
    80    * that are not exposed via this interface.
    81    * 
    82    * It is possible to initialize this object by setting an HKEY on it.  In
    83    * that case, it is the responsibility of the consumer setting the HKEY to
    84    * ensure that it is a valid HKEY.
    85    *
    86    * WARNING: Setting the key does not close the old key.
    87    */
    88   [noscript] attribute HKEY key;
    90   /**
    91    * This method closes the key.  If the key is already closed, then this
    92    * method does nothing.
    93    */
    94   void close();
    96   /**
    97    * This method opens an existing key.  This method fails if the key
    98    * does not exist.
    99    *
   100    * NOTE: On 32-bit Windows, it is valid to pass any HKEY as the rootKey
   101    * parameter of this function.  However, for compatibility with 64-bit
   102    * Windows, that usage should probably be avoided in favor of openChild.
   103    *
   104    * @param rootKey
   105    *        A root key defined above or any valid HKEY on 32-bit Windows.
   106    * @param relPath
   107    *        A relative path from the given root key.
   108    * @param mode
   109    *        Access mode, which is a bit-wise OR of the ACCESS_ values defined
   110    *        above.
   111    */
   112   void open(in unsigned long rootKey, in AString relPath, in unsigned long mode);
   114   /**
   115    * This method opens an existing key or creates a new key.
   116    *
   117    * NOTE: On 32-bit Windows, it is valid to pass any HKEY as the rootKey
   118    * parameter of this function.  However, for compatibility with 64-bit
   119    * Windows, that usage should probably be avoided in favor of createChild.
   120    *
   121    * @param rootKey
   122    *        A root key defined above or any valid HKEY on 32-bit Windows.
   123    * @param relPath
   124    *        A relative path from the given root key.
   125    * @param mode
   126    *        Access mode, which is a bit-wise OR of the ACCESS_ values defined
   127    *        above.
   128    */
   129   void create(in unsigned long rootKey, in AString relPath, in unsigned long mode);
   131   /**
   132    * This method opens a subkey relative to this key.  This method fails if the
   133    * key does not exist.
   134    *
   135    * @return nsIWindowsRegKey for the newly opened subkey.
   136    */
   137   nsIWindowsRegKey openChild(in AString relPath, in unsigned long mode);
   139   /**
   140    * This method opens or creates a subkey relative to this key.
   141    *
   142    * @return nsIWindowsRegKey for the newly opened or created subkey.
   143    */
   144   nsIWindowsRegKey createChild(in AString relPath, in unsigned long mode);
   146   /**
   147    * This attribute returns the number of child keys.
   148    */
   149   readonly attribute unsigned long childCount;
   151   /**
   152    * This method returns the name of the n'th child key.
   153    *
   154    * @param index
   155    *        The index of the requested child key.
   156    */
   157   AString getChildName(in unsigned long index);
   159   /**
   160    * This method checks to see if the key has a child by the given name.
   161    *
   162    * @param name
   163    *        The name of the requested child key.
   164    */
   165   boolean hasChild(in AString name);
   167   /**
   168    * This attribute returns the number of values under this key.
   169    */
   170   readonly attribute unsigned long valueCount;
   172   /**
   173    * This method returns the name of the n'th value under this key.
   174    *
   175    * @param index
   176    *        The index of the requested value.
   177    */
   178   AString getValueName(in unsigned long index);
   180   /**
   181    * This method checks to see if the key has a value by the given name.
   182    *
   183    * @param name
   184    *        The name of the requested value.
   185    */
   186   boolean hasValue(in AString name);
   188   /**
   189    * This method removes a child key and all of its values.  This method will
   190    * fail if the key has any children of its own. 
   191    *
   192    * @param relPath
   193    *        The relative path from this key to the key to be removed.
   194    */
   195   void removeChild(in AString relPath);
   197   /**
   198    * This method removes the value with the given name.
   199    *
   200    * @param name
   201    *        The name of the value to be removed.
   202    */
   203   void removeValue(in AString name);
   205   /**
   206    * This method returns the type of the value with the given name.  The return
   207    * value is one of the "TYPE_" constants defined above.
   208    *
   209    * @param name
   210    *        The name of the value to query.
   211    */
   212   unsigned long getValueType(in AString name);
   214   /**
   215    * This method reads the string contents of the named value as a Unicode
   216    * string.
   217    *
   218    * @param name
   219    *        The name of the value to query.  This parameter can be the empty
   220    *        string to request the key's default value.
   221    */
   222   AString readStringValue(in AString name);
   224   /**
   225    * This method reads the integer contents of the named value.
   226    *
   227    * @param name
   228    *        The name of the value to query.
   229    */
   230   unsigned long readIntValue(in AString name);
   232   /**
   233    * This method reads the 64-bit integer contents of the named value.
   234    *
   235    * @param name
   236    *        The name of the value to query.
   237    */
   238   unsigned long long readInt64Value(in AString name);
   240   /**
   241    * This method reads the binary contents of the named value under this key.
   242    *
   243    * JavaScript callers should take care with the result of this method since
   244    * it will be byte-expanded to form a JS string.  (The binary data will be
   245    * treated as an ISO-Latin-1 character string, which it is not).
   246    *
   247    * @param name
   248    *        The name of the value to query.
   249    */
   250   ACString readBinaryValue(in AString name);
   252   /**
   253    * This method writes the unicode string contents of the named value.  The
   254    * value will be created if it does not already exist.
   255    *
   256    * @param name
   257    *        The name of the value to modify.  This parameter can be the empty
   258    *        string to modify the key's default value.
   259    * @param data
   260    *        The data for the value to modify.
   261    */
   262   void writeStringValue(in AString name, in AString data);
   264   /**
   265    * This method writes the integer contents of the named value.  The value
   266    * will be created if it does not already exist.
   267    *
   268    * @param name
   269    *        The name of the value to modify.
   270    * @param data
   271    *        The data for the value to modify.
   272    */
   273   void writeIntValue(in AString name, in unsigned long data);
   275   /**
   276    * This method writes the 64-bit integer contents of the named value.  The
   277    * value will be created if it does not already exist.
   278    *
   279    * @param name
   280    *        The name of the value to modify.
   281    * @param data
   282    *        The data for the value to modify.
   283    */
   284   void writeInt64Value(in AString name, in unsigned long long data);
   286   /**
   287    * This method writes the binary contents of the named value.  The value will
   288    * be created if it does not already exist.
   289    * 
   290    * JavaScript callers should take care with the value passed to this method
   291    * since it will be truncated from a JS string (unicode) to a ISO-Latin-1
   292    * string.  (The binary data will be treated as an ISO-Latin-1 character
   293    * string, which it is not).  So, JavaScript callers should only pass
   294    * character values in the range \u0000 to \u00FF, or else data loss will
   295    * occur.
   296    *
   297    * @param name
   298    *        The name of the value to modify.
   299    * @param data
   300    *        The data for the value to modify.
   301    */
   302   void writeBinaryValue(in AString name, in ACString data);
   304   /**
   305    * This method starts watching the key to see if any of its values have
   306    * changed.  The key must have been opened with mode including ACCESS_NOTIFY.
   307    * If recurse is true, then this key and any of its descendant keys are
   308    * watched.  Otherwise, only this key is watched.
   309    *
   310    * @param recurse
   311    *        Indicates whether or not to also watch child keys.
   312    */
   313   void startWatching(in boolean recurse);
   315   /**
   316    * This method stops any watching of the key initiated by a call to
   317    * startWatching.  This method does nothing if the key is not being watched.
   318    */
   319   void stopWatching();
   321   /**
   322    * This method returns true if the key is being watched for changes (i.e.,
   323    * if startWatching() was called).
   324    */
   325   boolean isWatching();
   327   /**
   328    * This method returns true if the key has changed and false otherwise.
   329    * This method will always return false if startWatching was not called.
   330    */
   331   boolean hasChanged();
   332 };

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