gecko-dev/dom/base/nsIEntropyCollector.idl
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/* 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"
/**
* 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);
};