gecko-dev/xpcom/components/nsIComponentManagerObsolete.idl
dougt%netscape.com 849d297364 nsIComponentManager API Changes (bug 98553)
a) create a new nsIComponentManager with only four functions on it:
CreateInstance CreateInstanceByContractID GetClassInfo GetClassInfoByContractID.

b) rename the old nsIComponentManager to nsIComponentManagerObsolete.

c) fixes callers which use to access the nsIComponentManager for component
registration functionality.  These callers will temporary use the
nsIComponentManagerObsolete interface.

d) Create a new API NS_GetComponentManager() which mirrors the
NS_GetServiceManager()

e) Perserves the old NS_GetGlobalComponentManager().  Note the cast usage.

r/sr = rpotts@netscape.com  alecf@netscape.com  brendan@mozilla.org
2001-12-19 00:12:41 +00:00

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/*
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* Version 1.1 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
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*
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* 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"
interface nsIFile;
interface nsIEnumerator;
[scriptable, uuid(8458a740-d5dc-11d2-92fb-00e09805570f)]
interface nsIComponentManagerObsolete : nsISupports
{
/**
* findFactory
*
* Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
* CID aClass
*
* @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
*/
nsIFactory findFactory(in nsCIDRef aClass);
/**
* getClassObject
*
* @param aClass : CID of the class whose class object is requested
* @param aIID : IID of an interface that the class object is known to
* to implement. nsISupports and nsIFactory are known to
* be implemented by the class object.
*/
[noscript] voidPtr getClassObject(in nsCIDRef aClass, in nsIIDRef aIID);
/**
* contractIDToClassID
*
* Get the ClassID for a given ContractID. Many ClassIDs may implement a
* ContractID. In such a situation, this returns the preferred ClassID, which
* happens to be the last registered ClassID.
*
* @param aContractID : Contractid for which ClassID is requested
* @return aClass : ClassID return
*/
[notxpcom] nsresult contractIDToClassID(in string aContractID, out nsCID aClass);
/**
* classIDToContractid
*
* Get the ContractID for a given ClassID. A ClassIDs may implement multiple
* ContractIDs. This function return the last registered ContractID.
*
* @param aClass : ClassID for which ContractID is requested.
* @return aClassName : returns class name asssociated with aClass
* @return : ContractID last registered for aClass
*/
string CLSIDToContractID(in nsCIDRef aClass, out string aClassName);
/**
* createInstance
*
* Create an instance of the CID aClass and return the interface aIID.
*
* @param aClass : ClassID of object instance requested
* @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
* @param aIID : IID of interface requested
*/
[noscript] voidPtr createInstance(in nsCIDRef aClass,
in nsISupports aDelegate,
in nsIIDRef aIID);
/**
* createInstanceByContractID
*
* Create an instance of the CID that implements aContractID and return the
* interface aIID. This is a convenience function that effectively does
* ContractIDToClassID() followed by CreateInstance().
*
* @param aContractID : aContractID of object instance requested
* @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
* @param aIID : IID of interface requested
*/
[noscript] voidPtr createInstanceByContractID(in string aContractID,
in nsISupports aDelegate,
in nsIIDRef IID);
/**
* registryLocationForSpec
*
* Given a file specification, return the registry representation of
* the filename. Files that are found relative to the components
* directory will have a registry representation
* "rel:<relative-native-path>" while filenames that are not, will have
* "abs:<full-native-path>".
*/
string registryLocationForSpec(in nsIFile aSpec);
/**
* specForRegistyLocation
*
* Create a file specification for the registry representation (rel:/abs:)
* got via registryLocationForSpec.
*/
nsIFile specForRegistryLocation(in string aLocation);
/**
* registerFactory
*
* Register a factory and ContractID associated with CID aClass
*
* @param aClass : CID of object
* @param aClassName : Class Name of CID
* @param aContractID : ContractID associated with CID aClass
* @param aFactory : Factory that will be registered for CID aClass
* @param aReplace : Boolean that indicates whether to replace a previous
* registration for the CID aClass.
*/
void registerFactory(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aClassName,
in string aContractID, in nsIFactory aFactory,
in boolean aReplace);
/**
* registerComponent
*
* Register a native dll module via its registry representation as returned
* by registryLocationForSpec() as the container of CID implemenation
* aClass and associate aContractID and aClassName to the CID aClass. Native
* dll component type is assumed.
*
* @param aClass : CID implemenation contained in module
* @param aClassName : Class name associated with CID aClass
* @param aContractID : ContractID associated with CID aClass
* @param aLocation : Location of module (dll). Format of this is the
* registry representation as returned by
* registryLocationForSpec()
* @param aReplace : Boolean that indicates whether to replace a previous
* module registration for aClass.
* @param aPersist : Remember this registration across sessions.
*/
void registerComponent(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aClassName,
in string aContractID, in string aLocation,
in boolean aReplace, in boolean aPersist);
/**
* registerComponentWithType
*
* Register a module's location via its registry representation
* as returned by registryLocationForSpec() as the container of CID implemenation
* aClass of type aType and associate aContractID and aClassName to the CID aClass.
*
* @param aClass : CID implemenation contained in module
* @param aClassName : Class name associated with CID aClass
* @param aContractID : ContractID associated with CID aClass
* @param aSpec : Filename spec for module's location.
* @param aLocation : Location of module of type aType. Format of this string
* is the registry representation as returned by
* registryLocationForSpec()
* @param aReplace : Boolean that indicates whether to replace a previous
* loader registration for aClass.
* @param aPersist : Remember this registration across sessions.
* @param aType : Component Type of CID aClass.
*/
void registerComponentWithType(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aClassName,
in string aContractID, in nsIFile aSpec,
in string aLocation, in boolean aReplace,
in boolean aPersist, in string aType);
/**
* registerComponentSpec
*
* Register a native dll module via its file specification as the container
* of CID implemenation aClass and associate aContractID and aClassName to the
* CID aClass. Native dll component type is assumed.
*
* @param aClass : CID implemenation contained in module
* @param aClassName : Class name associated with CID aClass
* @param aContractID : ContractID associated with CID aClass
* @param aLibrary : File specification Location of module (dll).
* @param aReplace : Boolean that indicates whether to replace a previous
* module registration for aClass.
* @param aPersist : Remember this registration across sessions.
*/
void registerComponentSpec(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aClassName,
in string aContractID, in nsIFile aLibrary,
in boolean aReplace, in boolean aPersist);
/**
* registerComponentLib
*
* Register a native dll module via its dll name (not full path) as the
* container of CID implemenation aClass and associate aContractID and aClassName
* to the CID aClass. Native dll component type is assumed and the system
* services will be used to load this dll.
*
* @param aClass : CID implemenation contained in module
* @param aClassName : Class name associated with CID aClass
* @param aContractID : ContractID associated with CID aClass
* @param aDllNameLocation : Dll name of module.
* @param aReplace : Boolean that indicates whether to replace a previous
* module registration for aClass.
* @param aPersist : Remember this registration across sessions.
*/
void registerComponentLib(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aClassName,
in string aContractID, in string aDllName,
in boolean aReplace, in boolean aPersist);
/**
* unregisterFactory
*
* Unregister a factory associated with CID aClass.
*
* @param aClass : ClassID being unregistered
* @param aFactory : Factory previously registered to create instances of
* ClassID aClass.
*/
void unregisterFactory(in nsCIDRef aClass, in nsIFactory aFactory);
/**
* unregisterComponent
*
* Disassociate module aLocation represented as registry location as returned
* by registryLocationForSpec() as containing ClassID aClass.
*
* @param aClass : ClassID being unregistered
* @param aLocation : Location of module. Format of this is the registry
* representation as returned by registryLocationForSpec().
* Components of any type will be unregistered.
*/
void unregisterComponent(in nsCIDRef aClass, in string aLocation);
/**
* unregisterComponentSpec
*
* Disassociate module references by file specification aLibrarySpec as
* containing ClassID aClass.
*/
void unregisterComponentSpec(in nsCIDRef aClass, in nsIFile aLibrarySpec);
/**
* freeLibraries
*
* Enumerates all loaded modules and unloads unused modules.
*/
void freeLibraries();
/**
* ID values for 'when'
*/
const long NS_Startup = 0;
const long NS_Script = 1;
const long NS_Timer = 2;
const long NS_Shutdown = 3;
/**
* autoRegister
*
* Enumerates directory looking for modules of all types and registers
* modules who have changed (modtime or size) since the last time
* autoRegister() was invoked.
*
* @param when : ID values of when the call is being made.
* @param directory : Directory the will be enumerated.
*/
void autoRegister(in long when, in nsIFile directory);
/**
* autoRegisterComponent
*
* Loads module using appropriate loader and gives it an opportunity to
* register its CIDs if module's modtime or size changed since the last
* time this was called.
*
* @param when : ID values of when the call is being made.
* @param aFileLocation : File specification of module.
*/
void autoRegisterComponent(in long when, in nsIFile aFileLocation);
/**
* autoUnregisterComponent
*
* Loads module using approriate loader and gives it an opportunity to
* unregister its CIDs
*/
void autoUnregisterComponent(in long when, in nsIFile aFileLocation);
/**
* isRegistered
*
* Returns true if a factory or module is registered for CID aClass.
*
* @param aClass : ClassID queried for registeration
* @return : true if a factory or module is registered for CID aClass.
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean isRegistered(in nsCIDRef aClass);
/**
* enumerateCLSIDs
*
* Enumerate the list of all registered ClassIDs.
*
* @return : enumerator for ClassIDs.
*/
nsIEnumerator enumerateCLSIDs();
/**
* enumerateContractIDs
*
* Enumerate the list of all registered ContractIDs.
*
* @return : enumerator for ContractIDs.
*/
nsIEnumerator enumerateContractIDs();
};
%{ C++
/* include after the class def'n, because it needs to see it. */
#include "nsComponentManagerUtils.h"
%} C++