michael@0: /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; 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: /**
michael@0:  * Interface for an object that wants to gather "random"
michael@0:  * data to be used for entropy purposes.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: %{C++
michael@0: 
michael@0: /*
michael@0:  * If anyone wants to collect the entropy distributed by the
michael@0:  * event handler, they'll have to implement this CONTRACTID
michael@0:  */
michael@0: #define NS_ENTROPYCOLLECTOR_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/security/entropy;1"
michael@0: %}
michael@0: /* Buffer type - for passing random data to the entropy
michael@0:  * collector.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: [ptr] native buffer(void);
michael@0: 
michael@0: [uuid(6f883680-ab9d-11d4-9978-00b0d02354a0)]
michael@0: interface nsIEntropyCollector : nsISupports
michael@0: {
michael@0: 
michael@0:   /**
michael@0:    * Add the following bytes to the pool of data to be used
michael@0:    * in gathering entropy.
michael@0:    */
michael@0:   void randomUpdate(in buffer entropy, in long bufLen); 
michael@0: 
michael@0: };