gecko-dev/modules/plugin/public/nsPlugin.idl
2000-05-20 20:03:36 +00:00

216 lines
8.8 KiB
Plaintext

/* -*- 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 1.1 (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/NPL/
*
* 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.org code.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
* Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s):
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* <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>This is the master header file that includes most of the other headers
* you'll need to write a plugin.
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* The following diagram depicts the relationships between various objects
* implementing the new plugin interfaces. QueryInterface can be used to switch
* between interfaces in the same box:
*
*
* the plugin (only 1)
* +----------------------+
* | nsIPlugin or |<- - - - - -NSGetFactory()
* | nsILiveConnectPlugin |
* +----------------------+
* |
* |
* | instances (many) streams to receive URL data (many)
* | +-------------------+ +-----------------+
* | | nsIPluginInstance |+ | nsIPluginStream |+
* | | || | ||
* | +-------------------+| +-----------------+|
* | +------|-----------+ +------|---------+
* | | |
* | PLUGIN SIDE |peer |peer
*~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* | BROWSER SIDE | |
* | v v
* | +---------------------------------+ +----------------------------+
* | | nsIPluginInstancePeer |+ | nsIPluginStreamPeer |+
* | | nsIWindowlessPluginInstancePeer || | nsISeekablePluginStreamPeer||
* | | nsILiveConnectPluginInstancePeer|| | nsIPluginstreamPeer2 ||
* | | nsIPluginTagInfo || +----------------------------+|
* | | nsIPluginTagInfo2 || +---------------------------+
* | +---------------------------------+|
* | +--------------------------------+
* |
* |
* v the browser (only 1)
* +---------------------+
* | nsIPluginManager |
* | nsIPluginManager2 |
* | nsIFileUtilities |
* | nsIPref |
* | nsICacheManager ... |
* +---------------------+
*
*/
#include "nsIComponentManager.idl" // for NSGetFactory
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* <B>Interfaces which must be implemented by a plugin</B>
* These interfaces have NPP equivalents in pre-5.0 browsers (see npapi.h).
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* NSGetFactory is the main entry point to the plugin's DLL. The plugin manager
* finds this symbol and calls it to create the plugin class. Once the plugin
* object is returned to the plugin manager, instances on the page are created
* by calling nsIPlugin::CreateInstance.
*/
// (Declared in nsComponentManager.h)
//extern "C" NS_EXPORT nsresult NSGetFactory(nsISupports* serviceMgr,
// const nsCID &aClass,
// const char *aClassName,
// const char *aProgID,
// nsIFactory **aFactory);
/**
* A plugin object is used to create new plugin instances. It manages the
* global state of all plugins with the same implementation.
*/
#include "nsIPlugin.idl"
/**
* A plugin instance represents a particular activation of a plugin on a page.
*/
#include "nsIPluginInstance.idl"
/**
* A plugin stream listener ...
*/
#include "nsIPluginStreamListener.idl"
/**
* The nsILiveConnectPlugin interface provides additional operations that a
* plugin must implement if it is to be controlled by JavaScript through
* LiveConnect.
*
* Note that this interface is part of a new JNI-based LiveConnect
* implementation and superceeds that provided prior to Communicator 5.0.
*/
//#include "nsILiveConnectPlugin.idl"
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* <B>Interfaces implemented by the browser:
* These interfaces have NPN equivalents in pre-5.0 browsers (see npapi.h).
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* The plugin manager which is the main point of interaction with the browser
* and provides general operations needed by a plugin.
*/
#include "nsIPluginManager.idl"
/**
* A plugin instance peer gets created by the browser and associated with each
* plugin instance to represent tag information and other callbacks needed by
* the plugin instance.
*/
#include "nsIPluginInstancePeer.idl"
/**
* The nsIPluginTagInfo interface provides information about the html tag
* that was used to instantiate the plugin instance.
*
* To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginInstancePeer
*/
#include "nsIPluginTagInfo.idl"
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* <B>Interfaces implemented by the browser (new for 5.0):
*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* The nsIPluginManager2 interface provides additional plugin manager features
* only available in Communicator 5.0.
*
* To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginManager
*/
#include "nsIPluginManager2.idl"
/**
* The nsILiveConnectPluginInstancePeer allows plugins to be manipulated
* by JavaScript, providing basic scriptability.
*
* Note that this interface is part of a new JNI-based LiveConnect
* implementation and superceeds that provided prior to Communicator 5.0.
*
* To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginInstancePeer
*/
//#include "nsILiveConnectPlugInstPeer.idl"
/**
* The nsIPluginTagInfo2 interface provides additional html tag information
* only available in Communicator 5.0.
*
* To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginTagInfo
*/
#include "nsIPluginTagInfo2.idl"
#include "nsIOutputStream.idl"
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CIDs and ProgIDs for Services
%{C++
// CLSID for the browser's global plugin manager object.
#define NS_PLUGINMANAGER_CID \
{ /* ce768990-5a4e-11d2-8164-006008119d7a */ \
0xce768990, \
0x5a4e, \
0x11d2, \
{0x81, 0x64, 0x00, 0x60, 0x08, 0x11, 0x9d, 0x7a} \
}
#define NS_PLUGINMANAGER_PROGID "component://netscape/plugin/plugin-manager"
#define NS_PLUGINMANAGER_CLASSNAME "Plugin Manager"
%}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
interface nsIDummy {};