gecko-dev/xpcom/build/nsXPCOM.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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#ifndef nsXPCOM_h__
#define nsXPCOM_h__
#include "nscore.h"
#include "nsXPCOMCID.h"
class nsAString;
class nsACString;
class nsIComponentManager;
class nsIComponentRegistrar;
class nsIServiceManager;
class nsIFile;
class nsILocalFile;
class nsIDirectoryServiceProvider;
class nsIMemory;
/**
* Initialises XPCOM. You must call this method before proceeding
* to use xpcom. The one exception is that you may call
* NS_NewLocalFile to create a nsIFile.
*
* @status FROZEN
*
* @note Use <CODE>NS_NewLocalFile</CODE> or <CODE>NS_NewNativeLocalFile</CODE>
* to create the file object you supply as the bin directory path in this
* call. The function may be safely called before the rest of XPCOM or
* embedding has been initialised.
*
* @param result The service manager. You may pass null.
*
* @param abinDirectory The directory containing the component
* registry and runtime libraries;
* or use <CODE>nsnull</CODE> to use the working
* directory.
*
* @param aAppFileLocProvider The object to be used by Gecko that specifies
* to Gecko where to find profiles, the component
* registry preferences and so on; or use
* <CODE>nsnull</CODE> for the default behaviour.
*
* @see NS_NewLocalFile
* @see nsILocalFile
* @see nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if static globals were not initialied, which
* can happen if XPCOM is reloaded, but did not completly shutdown.
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_InitXPCOM2(nsIServiceManager* *result,
nsIFile* binDirectory,
nsIDirectoryServiceProvider* appFileLocationProvider);
/**
* Shutdown XPCOM. You must call this method after you are finished
* using xpcom.
*
* @status FROZEN
*
* @param servMgr The service manager which was returned by NS_InitXPCOM2.
* This will release servMgr. You may pass null.
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_ShutdownXPCOM(nsIServiceManager* servMgr);
/**
* Public Method to access to the service manager.
*
* @status FROZEN
* @param result Interface pointer to the service manager
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_GetServiceManager(nsIServiceManager* *result);
/**
* Public Method to access to the component manager.
*
* @status FROZEN
* @param result Interface pointer to the service
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_GetComponentManager(nsIComponentManager* *result);
/**
* Public Method to access to the component registration manager.
*
* @status FROZEN
* @param result Interface pointer to the service
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_GetComponentRegistrar(nsIComponentRegistrar* *result);
/**
* Public Method to access to the memory manager. See nsIMemory
*
* @status FROZEN
* @param result Interface pointer to the memory manager
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure during initialisation.
*
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_GetMemoryManager(nsIMemory* *result);
/**
* Public Method to create an instance of a nsILocalFile. This function
* may be called prior to NS_InitXPCOM2.
*
* @status FROZEN
*
* @param filePath
* A string which specifies a full file path to a
* location. Relative paths will be treated as an
* error (NS_ERROR_FILE_UNRECOGNIZED_PATH).
* |NS_NewNativeLocalFile|'s path must be in the
* filesystem charset.
* @param followLinks
* This attribute will determine if the nsLocalFile will auto
* resolve symbolic links. By default, this value will be false
* on all non unix systems. On unix, this attribute is effectively
* a noop.
* @param result Interface pointer to a new instance of an nsILocalFile
*
* @return NS_OK for success;
* other error codes indicate a failure.
*/
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_NewLocalFile(const nsAString &path,
PRBool followLinks,
nsILocalFile* *result);
extern "C" NS_COM nsresult
NS_NewNativeLocalFile(const nsACString &path,
PRBool followLinks,
nsILocalFile* *result);
#endif