gecko-dev/remote/nsIRemoteAgent.idl
Andreas Tolfsen 4a8b5c26b8 bug 1543115: remote: expose nsIRemoteAgent as XPCOM service; r=remote-protocol-reviewers,maja_zf,nika
This change makes it possible to access the remote agent service
from C++ and Rust.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D50288

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2019-11-22 08:03:19 +00:00

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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"
/**
* The Gecko remote agent is an RPC subsystem that exposes
* browser-internal interfaces and services to the surrounding
* system.
*
* Consumers, whether remote or browser-local, can interface with
* the browser through an assorted set of services ranging from
* document introspection and script evaluation, to instrumentation,
* user interaction simulation, and event subscription.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(8f685a9d-8181-46d6-a71d-869289099c6d)]
interface nsIRemoteAgent : nsISupports
{
/**
* Whether the remote agent is currently listening for new,
* incoming connections.
*/
readonly attribute boolean listening;
/**
* Asynchronously starts the remote agent, and listens for new
* connections.
*
* The address must be a fully qualified URL that uses the "http://"
* scheme, and can optionally include a desired port. If no port
* is chosen, the default port 9222 is used.
*
* If the requested port is 0, the system will atomically allocate
* a port.
*
* A "remote-listening" system observer notification with the URL
* of the main target's WebSocket will be emitted once listening.
*/
void listen(in AString aURL);
/** Stops listening and drops existing connections. */
void close();
};
%{C++
#define NS_REMOTEAGENT_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/remote/agent;1"
#define NS_REMOTEAGENT_CID \
{ 0x8f685a9d, 0x8181, 0x46d6, \
{ 0xa7, 0x1d, x86, x92, x89, x09, x9c, x6d } }
%}