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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla 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/MPL/
*
* 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 code.
*
* Contributor(s):
* Javier Delgadillo <javi@netscape.com>
*/
#include "nsISupports.idl"
/**
* Interface for an object that wants to gather "random"
* data to be used for entropy purposes.
*/
%{C++
/*
* If anyone wants to collect the entropy distributed by the
* event handler, they'll have to implement this CONTRACTID
*/
#define NS_ENTROPYCOLLECTOR_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/security/entropy;1"
%}
/* Buffer type - for passing random data to the entropy
* collector.
*/
[ptr] native buffer(void);
[uuid(6f883680-ab9d-11d4-9978-00b0d02354a0)]
interface nsIEntropyCollector : nsISupports
{
/**
* Add the following bytes to the pool of data to be used
* in gathering entropy.
*/
void randomUpdate(in buffer entropy, in long bufLen);
};