michael@0: /* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
michael@0: /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0:  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0:  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * The nsIComponentManager interface.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: 
michael@0: #include "nsISupports.idl"
michael@0: 
michael@0: interface nsIFile;
michael@0: interface nsIFactory;
michael@0: interface nsIArray;
michael@0: 
michael@0: [scriptable, uuid(d604ffc3-1ba3-4f6c-b65f-1ed4199364c3)]
michael@0: interface nsIComponentManager : nsISupports
michael@0: {
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * getClassObject
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
michael@0:      * CID aClass
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void getClassObject(in nsCIDRef aClass,
michael@0:                         in nsIIDRef aIID,
michael@0:                         [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * getClassObjectByContractID
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
michael@0:      * CID aClass
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void getClassObjectByContractID(in string aContractID,
michael@0:                                     in nsIIDRef aIID,
michael@0:                                     [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
michael@0: 
michael@0: 
michael@0:    /**
michael@0:      * createInstance
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Create an instance of the CID aClass and return the interface aIID.
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aClass : ClassID of object instance requested
michael@0:      * @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
michael@0:      * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void createInstance(in nsCIDRef aClass, 
michael@0:                         in nsISupports aDelegate,
michael@0:                         in nsIIDRef aIID, 
michael@0:                         [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * createInstanceByContractID
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Create an instance of the CID that implements aContractID and return the
michael@0:      * interface aIID. 
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aContractID : aContractID of object instance requested
michael@0:      * @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
michael@0:      * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void createInstanceByContractID(in string aContractID,
michael@0:                                     in nsISupports aDelegate,
michael@0:                                     in nsIIDRef aIID, 
michael@0:                                     [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * addBootstrappedManifestLocation
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Adds a bootstrapped manifest location on runtime.
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aLocation : A directory where chrome.manifest resides,
michael@0:      *                    or an XPI with it on the root.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void addBootstrappedManifestLocation(in nsIFile aLocation);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * removeBootstrappedManifestLocation
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Removes a bootstrapped manifest location on runtime.
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * @param aLocation : A directory where chrome.manifest resides,
michael@0:      *                    or an XPI with it on the root.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     void removeBootstrappedManifestLocation(in nsIFile aLocation);
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * getManifestLocations
michael@0:      *
michael@0:      * Get an array of nsIURIs of all registered and builtin manifest locations.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     nsIArray getManifestLocations();
michael@0: };
michael@0: 
michael@0: 
michael@0: %{ C++
michael@0: #ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
michael@0: #include "nsComponentManagerUtils.h"
michael@0: #endif
michael@0: %} C++