gecko-dev/toolkit/components/autocomplete/public/nsIAutoCompleteController.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIAutoCompleteInput;

[scriptable, uuid(CF2ACA0C-4FB1-42e4-8A54-23E832CB2A98)]
interface nsIAutoCompleteController : nsISupports
{
  /*
   * Possible values for the searchStatus attribute
   */
  const unsigned short STATUS_NONE = 1;
  const unsigned short STATUS_SEARCHING = 2;
  const unsigned short STATUS_COMPLETE_NO_MATCH = 3;
  const unsigned short STATUS_COMPLETE_MATCH = 4;

  /*
   * Possible key navigation values
   */
  const unsigned short KEY_UP = 1;
  const unsigned short KEY_DOWN = 2;
  const unsigned short KEY_LEFT = 3;
  const unsigned short KEY_RIGHT = 4;
  const unsigned short KEY_PAGE_UP = 5;
  const unsigned short KEY_PAGE_DOWN = 6;
  const unsigned short KEY_HOME = 7;
  const unsigned short KEY_END = 8;
  
  /*
   * The input widget that is currently being controlled.
   */
  attribute nsIAutoCompleteInput input;

  /*
   * State which indicates the status of possible ongoing searches
   */
  readonly attribute unsigned short searchStatus;

  /*
   * The number of matches
   */
  readonly attribute unsigned long matchCount;

  /*
   * Start a search on a string, assuming the input property is already set.
   */
  void startSearch(in AString searchString);

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user has changed text in the textbox.  This includes all
   * means of changing the text value, including typing a character, backspacing, deleting, or
   * pasting in an entirely new value.
   */
  void handleText(in boolean aIgnoreSelection);

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user wishes to enter the current text
   *
   * @return True if the controller wishes to prevent event propagation and default event
   */
  boolean handleEnter();

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user wishes to revert autocomplete
   *
   * @return True if the controller wishes to prevent event propagation and default event
   */
  boolean handleEscape();

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user wishes to start composition
   */
  void handleStartComposition();

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user wishes to end composition
   */
  void handleEndComposition();

  /* 
   * Handle tab. Just closes up.
   */
  void handleTab();

  /*
   * Notify the controller of the following key navigation events:
   *   up, down, left, right, page up, page down
   *
   * @return True if the controller wishes to prevent event propagation and default event
   */
  boolean handleKeyNavigation(in unsigned short key);

  /*
   * Notify the controller that the user chose to delete the current
   * auto-complete result.
   */
  boolean handleDelete();
  
  /*
   * Get the value of the result at a given index in the last completed search
   */
  AString getValueAt(in long index);

  /*
   * Get the comment of the result at a given index in the last completed search
   */
  AString getCommentAt(in long index);

  /*
   * Get a the style hint for the result at a given index in the last completed search
   */
  AString getStyleAt(in long index);

  /*
   * Set the current search string, but don't start searching
   */
  void setSearchString(in AString aSearchString);
};