gecko-dev/dom/public/nsIEntropyCollector.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

/**
 * Interface for an object that wants to gather "random"
 * data to be used for entropy purposes.
 */
%{C++

/*
 * If anyone wants to collect the entropy distributed by the
 * event handler, they'll have to implement this CONTRACTID
 */
#define NS_ENTROPYCOLLECTOR_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/security/entropy;1"
%}
/* Buffer type - for passing random data to the entropy
 * collector.
 */
[ptr] native buffer(void);

[uuid(6f883680-ab9d-11d4-9978-00b0d02354a0)]
interface nsIEntropyCollector : nsISupports
{

  /**
   * Add the following bytes to the pool of data to be used
   * in gathering entropy.
   */
  void randomUpdate(in buffer entropy, in long bufLen); 

};