gecko-dev/xpcom/components/nsIComponentLoader.idl
shaver%netscape.com 0a5c997f1a Add nsIComponentManager::registerComponentWithType.
Take advantage of IDLized nsIComponentManager to fix up nsIComponentLoader.idl
and make nsIModule scriptable.
1999-09-06 16:43:09 +00:00

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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
* Version 1.1 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the NPL. You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
* http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* NPL.
*
* The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights
* Reserved.
*/
#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIFactory.idl"
#include "nsIFileSpec.idl"
#include "nsIComponentManager.idl"
[object, uuid(c073cfc0-567c-11d3-aec1-0000f8e25c06)]
interface nsIComponentLoader : nsISupports {
/**
* Get the factory for a given component.
*/
nsIFactory GetFactory(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aLocation,
in string aType);
/**
* Initialize the loader.
*
* We use nsISupports here because nsIRegistry isn't IDLized yet.
* Should we pass in a service manager reference too/instead?
*/
void Init(in nsIComponentManager aCompMgr, in nsISupports aRegistry);
/**
* Called when a component of the appropriate type is registered,
* to give the component loader an opportunity to do things like
* annotate the registry and such.
*/
void OnRegister(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aType,
in string aClassName, in string aProgID,
in string aLocation, in boolean aReplace,
in boolean aPersist);
/**
* When is AutoRegistration occuring?
*/
const long Startup = 0;
const long Component = 1;
const long Timer = 2;
/**
* AutoRegister components in the given directory.
*/
void AutoRegisterComponents(in long aWhen, in nsIFileSpec aDirectory);
/**
* AutoRegister the given component.
*
* Returns true if the component was registered, false if it couldn't
* attempt to register the component (wrong type) and ``throws'' an
* NS_FAILED code if there was an error during registration.
*/
boolean AutoRegisterComponent(in long aWhen, in nsIFileSpec aComponent);
/**
* Unload all components that are willing.
*/
void UnloadAll(in long aWhen);
};