diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 toolkit/components/remote/nsIRemoteService.idl
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+/* 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 nsIDOMWindow;
+
+/**
+ * Start and stop the remote service (xremote/phremote), and register
+ * windows with the service for backwards compatibility with old xremote
+ * clients.
+ *
+ * @status FLUID This interface is not frozen and is not intended for embedders
+ *               who want a frozen API. If you are an embedder and need this
+ *               functionality, contact Benjamin Smedberg about the possibility
+ *               of freezing the functionality you need.
+ */
+
+[scriptable, uuid(a2240f6a-f1e4-4548-9e1a-6f3bc9b2426c)]
+interface nsIRemoteService : nsISupports
+{
+  /**
+   * Start the remote service. This should not be done until app startup
+   * appears to have been successful.
+   *
+   * @param appName     (Required) Sets a window property identifying the
+   *                    application.
+   * @param profileName (May be null) Sets a window property identifying the
+   *                    profile name.
+   */
+  void startup(in string appName, in string profileName);
+
+  /**
+   * Register a XUL window with the xremote service. The window will be
+   * configured to accept incoming remote requests. If this method is called
+   * before startup(), the registration will happen once startup() is called.
+   */
+  void registerWindow(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);
+
+  /**
+   * Stop the remote service from accepting additional requests.
+   */
+  void shutdown();
+};