gecko-dev/netwerk/streamconv/public/nsIStreamConverterService.idl
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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 "License"); you may not use this file
* except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
* the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
* IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
* implied. See the License for the specific language governing
* rights and limitations under the License.
*
* The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
* Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s): Jud Valeski
*/
#include "nsIInputStream.idl"
#include "nsIStreamListener.idl"
/**
* The nsIStreamConverterService is a higher level stream converter factory
* responsible for locating and creating stream converters (nsIStreamConverter).
*
* This service retrieves an interface that can convert data from a particular MIME
* type, to a particular MIME type. It is responsible for any intermediary
* conversion required in order to get from X to Z, assuming direct conversion is not
* possible.
*
* @author Jud Valeski
* @see nsIStreamConverter
*/
%{C++
#define NS_STREAMCONVERTERSERVICE_CID \
{ /* 892FFEB0-3F80-11d3-A16C-0050041CAF44 */ \
0x892ffeb0, \
0x3f80, \
0x11d3, \
{0xa1, 0x6c, 0x00, 0x50, 0x04, 0x1c, 0xaf, 0x44} \
}
#define NS_ISTREAMCONVERTER_KEY "Software/Netscape/streamconv/"
%}
[scriptable, uuid(00362090-3B97-11d3-A16C-0050041CAF44)]
interface nsIStreamConverterService : nsISupports {
/**
* <b>SYNCRONOUS VERSION</b>
* Converts a stream of one type, to a stream of another type.
*
* Use this method when you have a stream you want to convert.
*
* @param aFromStream The stream representing the original/raw data.
* @param aFromType The MIME type of aFromStream.
* @param aToType The MIME type of the returned stream.
* @param aContext Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context
* (implementation specific).
* @return The converted stream. NOTE: The returned stream may not
* already be converted. An efficient stream converter
* implementation will converter data on demand rather than
* buffering the converted data until it is used.
*/
nsIInputStream Convert(in nsIInputStream aFromStream,
in wstring aFromType,
in wstring aToType,
in nsISupports aContext);
/**
* <b>ASYNCRONOUS VERSION</b>
* Retrieves a nsIStreamListener that receives the original/raw data via its
* nsIStreamListener::OnDataAvailable() callback, then converts and pushes
* the data to aListener.
*
* Use this method when you want to proxy (and convert) nsIStreamListener callbacks
* asynchronously.
*
* @param aFromType The MIME type of the original/raw data.
* @param aToType The MIME type of the converted data.
* @param aListener The listener who receives the converted data.
* @param aCtxt Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context
* (implementation specific).
* @return A nsIStreamListener that receives data via its OnDataAvailable() method.
*/
nsIStreamListener AsyncConvertData(in wstring aFromType,
in wstring aToType,
in nsIStreamListener aListener,
in nsISupports aContext);
};