gecko-dev/mobile/components/SessionStore.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIDOMWindow;
interface nsIDOMNode;

/**
 * nsISessionStore keeps track of the current browsing state.
 *
 * The nsISessionStore API operates mostly on browser windows and the browser
 * tabs contained in them.
 */

[scriptable, uuid(a0a52a85-4032-41d7-b183-9d21009e0a65)]
interface nsISessionStore : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Get the current browsing state.
   * @returns a JSON string representing the session state.
   */
  AString getBrowserState();

  /**
   * Get the number of restore-able tabs for a browser window
   */
  unsigned long getClosedTabCount(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * Get closed tab data
   *
   * @param aWindow is the browser window for which to get closed tab data
   * @returns a JSON string representing the list of closed tabs.
   */
  AString getClosedTabData(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * @param aWindow is the browser window to reopen a closed tab in.
   * @param aIndex  is the index of the tab to be restored (FIFO ordered).
   * @returns a reference to the reopened tab.
   */
  nsIDOMNode undoCloseTab(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in unsigned long aIndex);

  /**
   * @param aWindow is the browser window associated with the closed tab.
   * @param aIndex  is the index of the closed tab to be removed (FIFO ordered).
   */
  nsIDOMNode forgetClosedTab(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in unsigned long aIndex);

  /**
   * @param aTab is the browser tab to get the value for.
   * @param aKey is the value's name.
   * 
   * @returns A string value or an empty string if none is set.
   */
  AString getTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @param aTab         is the browser tab to set the value for.
   * @param aKey         is the value's name.
   * @param aStringValue is the value itself (use JSON.stringify/parse before setting JS objects).
   */
  void setTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey, in AString aStringValue);

  /**
   * @param aTab is the browser tab to get the value for.
   * @param aKey is the value's name.
   */
  void deleteTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @returns A boolean indicating we should restore previous browser session
   */
  boolean shouldRestore();

  /**
   *  Restores the previous browser session using a fast, lightweight strategy
   */
  void restoreLastSession();
};