gecko-dev/modules/plugin/public/nsIPlugin.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
* Version 1.0 (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.
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* <B>INTERFACE TO NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR PLUGINS (NEW C++ API).</B>
*
* <P>This superscedes the old plugin API (npapi.h, npupp.h), and
* eliminates the need for glue files: npunix.c, npwin.cpp and npmac.cpp that
* get linked with the plugin. You will however need to link with the "backward
* adapter" (badapter.cpp) in order to allow your plugin to run in pre-5.0
* browsers.
*
* <P>See nsplugin.h for an overview of how this interface fits with the
* overall plugin architecture.
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef nsIPlugin_h___
#define nsIPlugin_h___
#include "nsplugindefs.h"
#include "nsIFactory.h"
/**
* The nsIPlugin interface is the minimum interface plugin developers need to
* support in order to implement a plugin. The plugin manager may QueryInterface
* for more specific plugin types, e.g. nsILiveConnectPlugin.
*
* The old NPP_New plugin operation is now subsumed by two operations:
*
* CreateInstance -- called once, after the plugin instance is created. This
* method is used to initialize the new plugin instance (although the actual
* plugin instance object will be created by the plugin manager).
*
* nsIPluginInstance::Start -- called when the plugin instance is to be
* started. This happens in two circumstances: (1) after the plugin instance
* is first initialized, and (2) after a plugin instance is returned to
* (e.g. by going back in the window history) after previously being stopped
* by the Stop method.
*/
struct nsIPlugin : public nsIFactory {
public:
/**
* Initializes the plugin and will be called before any new instances are
* created. It is passed browserInterfaces on which QueryInterface
* may be used to obtain an nsIPluginManager, and other interfaces.
*
* @param browserInterfaces - an object that allows access to other browser
* interfaces via QueryInterface
* @result - NS_OK if this operation was successful
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Initialize(nsISupports* browserInterfaces) = 0;
/**
* Called when the browser is done with the plugin factory, or when
* the plugin is disabled by the user.
*
* (Corresponds to NPP_Shutdown.)
*
* @result - NS_OK if this operation was successful
*/
NS_IMETHOD
Shutdown(void) = 0;
/**
* Returns the MIME description for the plugin. The MIME description
* is a colon-separated string containg the plugin MIME type, plugin
* data file extension, and plugin name, e.g.:
*
* "application/x-simple-plugin:smp:Simple LiveConnect Sample Plug-in"
*
* (Corresponds to NPP_GetMIMEDescription.)
*
* @param resultingDesc - the resulting MIME description
* @result - NS_OK if this operation was successful
*/
NS_IMETHOD
GetMIMEDescription(const char* *resultingDesc) = 0;
/**
* Returns the value of a variable associated with the plugin.
*
* (Corresponds to NPP_GetValue.)
*
* @param variable - the plugin variable to get
* @param value - the address of where to store the resulting value
* @result - NS_OK if this operation was successful
*/
NS_IMETHOD
GetValue(nsPluginVariable variable, void *value) = 0;
};
#define NS_IPLUGIN_IID \
{ /* df773070-0199-11d2-815b-006008119d7a */ \
0xdf773070, \
0x0199, \
0x11d2, \
{0x81, 0x5b, 0x00, 0x60, 0x08, 0x11, 0x9d, 0x7a} \
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#endif /* nsIPlugin_h___ */