michael@0: /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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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: #ifndef nsXPCOM_h__
michael@0: #define nsXPCOM_h__
michael@0:
michael@0: #include "nscore.h"
michael@0: #include "nsXPCOMCID.h"
michael@0:
michael@0: #ifdef __cplusplus
michael@0: #define DECL_CLASS(c) class c
michael@0: #define DECL_STRUCT(c) struct c
michael@0: #else
michael@0: #define DECL_CLASS(c) typedef struct c c
michael@0: #define DECL_STRUCT(c) typedef struct c c
michael@0: #endif
michael@0:
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsAString);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsACString);
michael@0:
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsISupports);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIModule);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIComponentManager);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIComponentRegistrar);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIServiceManager);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIFile);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsILocalFile);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIDirectoryServiceProvider);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIMemory);
michael@0: DECL_CLASS(nsIDebug);
michael@0:
michael@0: #ifdef __cplusplus
michael@0: namespace mozilla {
michael@0: struct Module;
michael@0: }
michael@0: #endif
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Initialises XPCOM. You must call one of the NS_InitXPCOM methods
michael@0: * before proceeding to use xpcom. The one exception is that you may
michael@0: * call NS_NewLocalFile to create a nsIFile.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @note Use NS_NewLocalFile
or NS_NewNativeLocalFile
michael@0: * to create the file object you supply as the bin directory path in this
michael@0: * call. The function may be safely called before the rest of XPCOM or
michael@0: * embedding has been initialised.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param result The service manager. You may pass null.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param binDirectory The directory containing the component
michael@0: * registry and runtime libraries;
michael@0: * or use nullptr
to use the working
michael@0: * directory.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param appFileLocationProvider The object to be used by Gecko that specifies
michael@0: * to Gecko where to find profiles, the component
michael@0: * registry preferences and so on; or use
michael@0: * nullptr
for the default behaviour.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @see NS_NewLocalFile
michael@0: * @see nsIFile
michael@0: * @see nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if static globals were not initialized,
michael@0: * which can happen if XPCOM is reloaded, but did not completly
michael@0: * shutdown. Other error codes indicate a failure during
michael@0: * initialisation.
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_InitXPCOM2(nsIServiceManager* *result,
michael@0: nsIFile* binDirectory,
michael@0: nsIDirectoryServiceProvider* appFileLocationProvider);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Shutdown XPCOM. You must call this method after you are finished
michael@0: * using xpcom.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param servMgr The service manager which was returned by NS_InitXPCOM.
michael@0: * This will release servMgr. You may pass null.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
michael@0: *
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_ShutdownXPCOM(nsIServiceManager* servMgr);
michael@0:
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Public Method to access to the service manager.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param result Interface pointer to the service manager
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
michael@0: *
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_GetServiceManager(nsIServiceManager* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Public Method to access to the component manager.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param result Interface pointer to the service
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
michael@0: *
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_GetComponentManager(nsIComponentManager* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Public Method to access to the component registration manager.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param result Interface pointer to the service
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
michael@0: *
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_GetComponentRegistrar(nsIComponentRegistrar* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Public Method to access to the memory manager. See nsIMemory
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param result Interface pointer to the memory manager
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
michael@0: *
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_GetMemoryManager(nsIMemory* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Public Method to create an instance of a nsIFile. This function
michael@0: * may be called prior to NS_InitXPCOM.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param path
michael@0: * A string which specifies a full file path to a
michael@0: * location. Relative paths will be treated as an
michael@0: * error (NS_ERROR_FILE_UNRECOGNIZED_PATH).
michael@0: * |NS_NewNativeLocalFile|'s path must be in the
michael@0: * filesystem charset.
michael@0: * @param followLinks
michael@0: * This attribute will determine if the nsLocalFile will auto
michael@0: * resolve symbolic links. By default, this value will be false
michael@0: * on all non unix systems. On unix, this attribute is effectively
michael@0: * a noop.
michael@0: * @param result Interface pointer to a new instance of an nsIFile
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @return NS_OK for success;
michael@0: * other error codes indicate a failure.
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: #ifdef __cplusplus
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_NewLocalFile(const nsAString &path,
michael@0: bool followLinks,
michael@0: nsIFile* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_NewNativeLocalFile(const nsACString &path,
michael@0: bool followLinks,
michael@0: nsIFile* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: #endif
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Allocates a block of memory of a particular size. If the memory cannot
michael@0: * be allocated (because of an out-of-memory condition), the process aborts.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param size The size of the block to allocate
michael@0: * @result The block of memory
michael@0: * @note This function is thread-safe.
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void*)
michael@0: NS_Alloc(size_t size);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Reallocates a block of memory to a new size.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param ptr The block of memory to reallocate. This block must originally
michael@0: have been allocated by NS_Alloc or NS_Realloc
michael@0: * @param size The new size. If 0, frees the block like NS_Free
michael@0: * @result The reallocated block of memory
michael@0: * @note This function is thread-safe.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * If ptr is null, this function behaves like NS_Alloc.
michael@0: * If s is the size of the block to which ptr points, the first min(s, size)
michael@0: * bytes of ptr's block are copied to the new block. If the allocation
michael@0: * succeeds, ptr is freed and a pointer to the new block is returned. If the
michael@0: * allocation fails, the process aborts.
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void*)
michael@0: NS_Realloc(void* ptr, size_t size);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Frees a block of memory. Null is a permissible value, in which case no
michael@0: * action is taken.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param ptr The block of memory to free. This block must originally have
michael@0: * been allocated by NS_Alloc or NS_Realloc
michael@0: * @note This function is thread-safe.
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_Free(void* ptr);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Support for warnings, assertions, and debugging breaks.
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: enum {
michael@0: NS_DEBUG_WARNING = 0,
michael@0: NS_DEBUG_ASSERTION = 1,
michael@0: NS_DEBUG_BREAK = 2,
michael@0: NS_DEBUG_ABORT = 3
michael@0: };
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Print a runtime assertion. This function is available in both debug and
michael@0: * release builds.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @note Based on the value of aSeverity and the XPCOM_DEBUG_BREAK
michael@0: * environment variable, this function may cause the application to
michael@0: * print the warning, print a stacktrace, break into a debugger, or abort
michael@0: * immediately.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param aSeverity A NS_DEBUG_* value
michael@0: * @param aStr A readable error message (ASCII, may be null)
michael@0: * @param aExpr The expression evaluated (may be null)
michael@0: * @param aFile The source file containing the assertion (may be null)
michael@0: * @param aLine The source file line number (-1 indicates no line number)
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_DebugBreak(uint32_t aSeverity,
michael@0: const char *aStr, const char *aExpr,
michael@0: const char *aFile, int32_t aLine);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Perform a stack-walk to a debugging log under various
michael@0: * circumstances. Used to aid debugging of leaked object graphs.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * The NS_Log* functions are available in both debug and release
michael@0: * builds of XPCOM, but the output will be useless unless binary
michael@0: * debugging symbols for all modules in the stacktrace are available.
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * By default, refcount logging is enabled at NS_InitXPCOM and
michael@0: * refcount statistics are printed at NS_ShutdownXPCOM. NS_LogInit and
michael@0: * NS_LogTerm allow applications to enable logging earlier and delay
michael@0: * printing of logging statistics. They should always be used as a
michael@0: * matched pair.
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogInit();
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogTerm();
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Log construction and destruction of objects. Processing tools can use the
michael@0: * stacktraces printed by these functions to identify objects that are being
michael@0: * leaked.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param aPtr A pointer to the concrete object.
michael@0: * @param aTypeName The class name of the type
michael@0: * @param aInstanceSize The size of the type
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogCtor(void *aPtr, const char *aTypeName, uint32_t aInstanceSize);
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogDtor(void *aPtr, const char *aTypeName, uint32_t aInstanceSize);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Log a stacktrace when an XPCOM object's refcount is incremented or
michael@0: * decremented. Processing tools can use the stacktraces printed by these
michael@0: * functions to identify objects that were leaked due to XPCOM references.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param aPtr A pointer to the concrete object
michael@0: * @param aNewRefCnt The new reference count.
michael@0: * @param aTypeName The class name of the type
michael@0: * @param aInstanceSize The size of the type
michael@0: */
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogAddRef(void *aPtr, nsrefcnt aNewRefCnt,
michael@0: const char *aTypeName, uint32_t aInstanceSize);
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogRelease(void *aPtr, nsrefcnt aNewRefCnt, const char *aTypeName);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Log reference counting performed by COMPtrs. Processing tools can
michael@0: * use the stacktraces printed by these functions to simplify reports
michael@0: * about leaked objects generated from the data printed by
michael@0: * NS_LogAddRef/NS_LogRelease.
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @param aCOMPtr the address of the COMPtr holding a strong reference
michael@0: * @param aObject the object being referenced by the COMPtr
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogCOMPtrAddRef(void *aCOMPtr, nsISupports *aObject);
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_LogCOMPtrRelease(void *aCOMPtr, nsISupports *aObject);
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * The XPCOM cycle collector analyzes and breaks reference cycles between
michael@0: * participating XPCOM objects. All objects in the cycle must implement
michael@0: * nsCycleCollectionParticipant to break cycles correctly.
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: #ifdef __cplusplus
michael@0:
michael@0: class nsCycleCollectionParticipant;
michael@0: class nsCycleCollectingAutoRefCnt;
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(void)
michael@0: NS_CycleCollectorSuspect3(void *n, nsCycleCollectionParticipant *p,
michael@0: nsCycleCollectingAutoRefCnt *aRefCnt,
michael@0: bool* aShouldDelete);
michael@0:
michael@0: #endif
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Categories (in the category manager service) used by XPCOM:
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * A category which is read after component registration but before
michael@0: * the "xpcom-startup" notifications. Each category entry is treated
michael@0: * as the contract ID of a service which implements
michael@0: * nsIDirectoryServiceProvider. Each directory service provider is
michael@0: * installed in the global directory service.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define XPCOM_DIRECTORY_PROVIDER_CATEGORY "xpcom-directory-providers"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * A category which is read after component registration but before
michael@0: * NS_InitXPCOM returns. Each category entry is treated as the contractID of
michael@0: * a service: each service is instantiated, and if it implements nsIObserver
michael@0: * the nsIObserver.observe method is called with the "xpcom-startup" topic.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_STARTUP_CATEGORY "xpcom-startup"
michael@0:
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * Observer topics (in the observer service) used by XPCOM:
michael@0: */
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * At XPCOM startup after component registration is complete, the
michael@0: * following topic is notified. In order to receive this notification,
michael@0: * component must register their contract ID in the category manager,
michael@0: *
michael@0: * @see NS_XPCOM_STARTUP_CATEGORY
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_STARTUP_OBSERVER_ID "xpcom-startup"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * At XPCOM shutdown, this topic is notified just before "xpcom-shutdown".
michael@0: * Components should only use this to mark themselves as 'being destroyed'.
michael@0: * Nothing should be dispatched to any event loop.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_WILL_SHUTDOWN_OBSERVER_ID "xpcom-will-shutdown"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * At XPCOM shutdown, this topic is notified. All components must
michael@0: * release any interface references to objects in other modules when
michael@0: * this topic is notified.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_SHUTDOWN_OBSERVER_ID "xpcom-shutdown"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * This topic is notified when an entry was added to a category in the
michael@0: * category manager. The subject of the notification will be the name of
michael@0: * the added entry as an nsISupportsCString, and the data will be the
michael@0: * name of the category. The notification will occur on the main thread.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_CATEGORY_ENTRY_ADDED_OBSERVER_ID \
michael@0: "xpcom-category-entry-added"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * This topic is notified when an entry was removed from a category in the
michael@0: * category manager. The subject of the notification will be the name of
michael@0: * the removed entry as an nsISupportsCString, and the data will be the
michael@0: * name of the category. The notification will occur on the main thread.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_CATEGORY_ENTRY_REMOVED_OBSERVER_ID \
michael@0: "xpcom-category-entry-removed"
michael@0:
michael@0: /**
michael@0: * This topic is notified when an a category was cleared in the category
michael@0: * manager. The subject of the notification will be the category manager,
michael@0: * and the data will be the name of the cleared category.
michael@0: * The notification will occur on the main thread.
michael@0: */
michael@0: #define NS_XPCOM_CATEGORY_CLEARED_OBSERVER_ID "xpcom-category-cleared"
michael@0:
michael@0: XPCOM_API(nsresult)
michael@0: NS_GetDebug(nsIDebug* *result);
michael@0:
michael@0: #endif