michael@0: /* -*- Mode: C++; 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: #include "nsISupports.idl"
michael@0: 
michael@0: interface nsIAtom;
michael@0: 
michael@0: %{C++
michael@0: #define NS_ATOMSERVICE_CID \
michael@0: { /* ed3db3fc-0168-4cab-8818-98f5475a490c */ \
michael@0:     0xed3db3fc,                              \
michael@0:     0x0168,                                  \
michael@0:     0x4cab,                                  \
michael@0:     {0x88, 0x18, 0x98, 0xf5, 0x47, 0x5a, 0x49, 0x0c} }
michael@0: 
michael@0: #define NS_ATOMSERVICE_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/atom-service;1"
michael@0: %}
michael@0: 
michael@0: /*
michael@0:  * Should this really be scriptable?  Using atoms from script or proxies
michael@0:  * could be dangerous since double-wrapping could lead to loss of
michael@0:  * pointer identity.
michael@0:  */
michael@0:  
michael@0: [scriptable, uuid(9c1f50b9-f9eb-42d4-a8cb-2c7600aeb241)]
michael@0: interface nsIAtomService : nsISupports {
michael@0: 
michael@0:   /**
michael@0:    * Version of NS_NewAtom that doesn't require linking against the
michael@0:    * XPCOM library.  See nsIAtom.idl.
michael@0:    */
michael@0:   nsIAtom getAtom(in AString value);
michael@0: 
michael@0:   /**
michael@0:    * Version of NS_NewPermanentAtom that doesn't require linking against
michael@0:    * the XPCOM library.  See nsIAtom.idl.
michael@0:    */
michael@0:   nsIAtom getPermanentAtom(in AString value);
michael@0: 
michael@0:   /**
michael@0:    * Get an atom with a utf8 string.
michael@0:    */
michael@0:   [noscript] nsIAtom getAtomUTF8(in string value);
michael@0:   [noscript] nsIAtom getPermanentAtomUTF8(in string value);
michael@0: };