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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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/*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
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* License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
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* except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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* the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
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*
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* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
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* IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
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* implied. See the License for the specific language governing
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* rights and limitations under the License.
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*
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* The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
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*
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* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
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* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
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* Copyright (C) 2001 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
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* Rights Reserved.
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*
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* Contributor(s):
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* Darin Fisher <darin@netscape.com> (original author)
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*/
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
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interface nsIFile;
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/**
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* A channel may optionally implement this interface to allow clients
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* to effect its behavior with respect to how it uses the cache service.
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*
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* This interface provides:
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* 1) Support for "stream as file" semantics (for JAR and plugins).
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* 2) Support for "pinning" cached data in the cache (for printing and save-as).
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*/
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[scriptable, uuid(b1f95f5e-ee05-4434-9d34-89a935d7feef)]
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interface nsICachingChannel : nsISupports
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{
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/**
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* Set/get the cache token... uniquely identifies the data in the cache.
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* Holding a reference to this cookie prevents the cached data from being
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* removed. A cache token retrieved from a particular instance of
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* nsICachingChannel could be set on another instance of nsICachingChannel
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* provided the underlying implementations are compatible. The implemen-
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* tation of nsICachingChannel would be expected to only read from the
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* cache entry identified by the cache token and not try to validate it.
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*
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* The cache token can be treated as an opaque object; however, it can be
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* QI'd to a nsICacheEntryDescriptor if more detailed information about the
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* cache entry is needed.
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*/
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attribute nsISupports cacheToken;
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/**
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* Specifies whether or not the data should be cached to a file. This
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* may fail if the disk cache is not present. The value of this attribute
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* is usually only settable during the processing of a channel's
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* OnStartRequest. The default value of this attribute depends on the
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* particular implementation of nsICachingChannel.
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*/
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attribute boolean cacheAsFile;
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/**
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* Get the "file" where the cached data can be found. This is valid for
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* as long as a reference to the cache token is held. This may return
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* an error if cacheAsFile is false.
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*/
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readonly attribute nsIFile cacheFile;
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};
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