diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 netwerk/base/public/nsITraceableChannel.idl --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/netwerk/base/public/nsITraceableChannel.idl Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */ +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ + +#include "nsISupports.idl" + +interface nsIStreamListener; + +/** + * A channel implementing this interface allows one to intercept its data by + * inserting intermediate stream listeners. + */ +[scriptable, uuid(68167b0b-ef34-4d79-a09a-8045f7c5140e)] +interface nsITraceableChannel : nsISupports +{ + /* + * Replace the channel's listener with a new one, and return the listener + * the channel used to have. The new listener intercepts OnStartRequest, + * OnDataAvailable and OnStopRequest calls and must pass them to + * the original listener after examination. If multiple callers replace + * the channel's listener, a chain of listeners is created. + * The caller of setNewListener has no way to control at which place + * in the chain its listener is placed. + * + * Note: The caller of setNewListener must not delay passing + * OnStartRequest to the original listener. + * + * Note2: A channel may restrict when the listener can be replaced. + * It is not recommended to allow listener replacement after OnStartRequest + * has been called. + */ + nsIStreamListener setNewListener(in nsIStreamListener aListener); +};