gecko-dev/mailnews/import/public/nsIImportGeneric.idl

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/*
  	Interface for importing anything.  You are responsible for opening
  	up UI and doing all of the work to make it happen.
  
*/

#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIDOMWindowInternal;
interface nsISupportsWString;

[scriptable, uuid(9b5c20c0-2348-11d3-a206-00a0cc26da63)]
interface nsIImportGeneric : nsISupports
{	
	/* Use these to prepare for the import */
		/*
			"mailInterface" - nsIImportMail interface
			"mailBoxes" - nsISupportsArray of nsIImportMailboxDescriptors
			"mailLocation" - nsIFileSpec, source location for mail

			"addressInterface" - nsIImportAddressBooks interface
			"addressBooks" - nsISupportsArray of nsIImportABDescriptors
			"addressLocation" - src location of address books (if needed!)
			"addressDestination" - uri of destination address book or null if
								new address books will be created.
		*/
	nsISupports	GetData( in string dataId);

	void		SetData( in string dataId, in nsISupports pData);
	
		/*
			"isInstalled" - if true then mail can be automatically located.
			"canUserSetLocation" - if true then the user can specify the location
				to look for mail.  If both are false, then there is no way
				to import mail from this format!  
				TBD: How to specify whether or not a file or a directory
				should be specified?
			"autoFind" - for address books, is the address book located without
				using the file system - i.e. addressLocation is irrelevant.
			"supportsMultiple" - 1 or 1..n address books are imported by this format?

		*/
	long		GetStatus( in string statusKind);

	/*
		When you are ready to import call this.  If it returns TRUE then
		you must call BeginImport and then repeatedly call GetProgress until
		it returns 100 % done or until ContinueImport returns FALSE.
		If this returns FALSE then BeginImport will begin and finish the import
		before it returns.
	*/
	boolean		WantsProgress();

	/* Use these for the actual import */
		/* Begin import is expected to start a new thread UNLESS WantsProgress returned
			FALSE.  It is REQUIRED to call WantsProgress before calling BeginImport.
			If WantsProgress was false then this will return the success or
			failure of the import.  Failure can be reported even if WantsProgress
			returned TRUE. 
		 */
	boolean         BeginImport( in nsISupportsWString successLog, in nsISupportsWString errorLog, in boolean isAddrLocHome);	
		/*
			If WantsProgress returned TRUE then this will indicate if the import should
			continue.  If this returns FALSE then no other methods should be called
			and the error log should be shown to the user.
		*/
	boolean		ContinueImport();
		/*
			Returns the percentage done.  When this returns 100 then the import is done.
			(only valid if WantsProgress returned true)
		*/
	long		GetProgress();
		/*
			Cancel an import in progress.  Again, this is only valid if WantsProgress
			returned true.
		*/
	void		CancelImport();
};
	


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