gecko-dev/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.h

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/*
 * Code to notify things that animate before a refresh, at an appropriate
 * refresh rate.  (Perhaps temporary, until replaced by compositor.)
 */

#ifndef nsRefreshDriver_h_
#define nsRefreshDriver_h_

#include "mozilla/TimeStamp.h"
#include "mozFlushType.h"
#include "nsITimer.h"
#include "nsCOMPtr.h"
#include "nsTObserverArray.h"

/**
 * An abstract base class to be implemented by callers wanting to be
 * notified at refresh times.  When nothing needs to be painted, callers
 * may not be notified.
 */
class nsARefreshObserver {
public:
  virtual void WillRefresh(mozilla::TimeStamp aTime) = 0;
};

/*
 * nsRefreshDriver MUST ONLY be constructed as a sub-object of
 * nsPresContext (since its reference counting methods forward to the
 * pres context of which it is an mRefreshDriver)
 */
class nsRefreshDriver : private nsITimerCallback {
public:
  nsRefreshDriver();
  ~nsRefreshDriver();

  /**
   * Return the time of the most recent refresh.  This is intended to be
   * used by callers who want to start an animation now and want to know
   * what time to consider the start of the animation.  (This helps
   * ensure that multiple animations started during the same event off
   * the main event loop have the same start time.)
   */
  mozilla::TimeStamp MostRecentRefresh() const;

  /**
   * Add / remove refresh observers.  Returns whether the operation
   * succeeded.
   *
   * The flush type affects:
   *   + the order in which the observers are notified (lowest flush
   *     type to highest, in order registered)
   *   + (in the future) which observers are suppressed when the display
   *     doesn't require current position data or isn't currently
   *     painting, and, correspondingly, which get notified when there
   *     is a flush during such suppression
   * and it must be either Flush_Style, Flush_Layout, or Flush_Display.
   */
  PRBool AddRefreshObserver(nsARefreshObserver *aObserver,
                            mozFlushType aFlushType);
  PRBool RemoveRefreshObserver(nsARefreshObserver *aObserver,
                               mozFlushType aFlushType);
private:
  // nsISupports implementation
  NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS_INHERITED

  // nsITimerCallback implementation
  NS_IMETHOD Notify(nsITimer *aTimer);

  typedef nsTObserverArray<nsARefreshObserver*> ObserverArray;

  void EnsureTimerStarted();
  void StopTimer();
  PRUint32 ObserverCount() const;
  void UpdateMostRecentRefresh();
  ObserverArray& ArrayFor(mozFlushType aFlushType);

  nsCOMPtr<nsITimer> mTimer;
  mozilla::TimeStamp mMostRecentRefresh; // only valid when mTimer non-null

  // separate arrays for each flush type we support
  ObserverArray mObservers[3];
};

#endif /* !defined(nsRefreshDriver_h_) */