gecko-dev/modules/libpref/public/nsIPref.idl
asqueella%gmail.com 3e9e4e0524 Bug 354330 - nsIPref should have @status DEPRECATED
patch by Magnus Melin <mkmelin+mozilla@iki.fi>
r=timeless, sr=biesi
2007-02-05 22:34:35 +00:00

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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsILocalFile;
interface nsIObserver;
interface nsIFileSpec;
#include "nsIPrefService.idl"
#include "nsIPrefBranch.idl"
%{C++
#ifndef have_PrefChangedFunc_typedef
typedef int (*PR_CALLBACK PrefChangedFunc)(const char *, void *);
#define have_PrefChangedFunc_typedef
#endif
typedef void (*PrefEnumerationFunc)(const char *, void *);
#define NS_PREF_CID \
{ /* {dc26e0e0-ca94-11d1-a9a4-00805f8a7ac4} */ \
0xdc26e0e0, \
0xca94, \
0x11d1, \
{ 0xa9, 0xa4, 0x00, 0x80, 0x5f, 0x8a, 0x7a, 0xc4 } \
}
#define NS_PREF_CONTRACTID \
"@mozilla.org/preferences;1"
#define NS_PREF_CLASSNAME "Preferences Service"
#define NS_PREF_VALUE_CHANGED 1
%}
native PrefChangedFunc(PrefChangedFunc);
native PrefEnumerationFunc(PrefEnumerationFunc);
/**
* This entire interface is deprecated and should not be used.
* See nsIPrefService and nsIPrefBranch for the new implementations.
*
* @status DEPRECATED Replaced by nsIPrefService and nsIPrefBranch
*/
[scriptable, uuid(a22ad7b0-ca86-11d1-a9a4-00805f8a7ac4)]
interface nsIPref : nsISupports {
/*
* These are the the Prefs Service methods we will support for now
*/
/*
* readUserPrefs
*
* read a user preference file, pass in null for default file
*/
void readUserPrefs(in nsIFile aFile);
/*
* resetPrefs
*
* completely flush and reload the preferences system
*/
void ResetPrefs();
/*
* resetUserPrefs
*
* flush all current user prefrences (reset all preferences to the default values)
*/
void ResetUserPrefs();
/*
* savePrefFile
*
* write current preferences state to a file, pass in null for default file
*/
void savePrefFile(in nsIFile aFile);
/*
* branch operations
*/
nsIPrefBranch getBranch(in string aPrefRoot);
nsIPrefBranch getDefaultBranch(in string aPrefRoot);
/*
* These are the the Prefs Branch methods we will support for now
*/
const long ePrefInvalid = 0;
const long ePrefLocked = 1;
const long ePrefUserset = 2;
const long ePrefConfig = 4;
const long ePrefRemote = 8;
const long ePrefLilocal = 16;
const long ePrefString = 32;
const long ePrefInt = 64;
const long ePrefBool = 128;
const long ePrefValuetypeMask = (ePrefString | ePrefInt | ePrefBool);
/*
* the root of this branch, such as "browser."
*/
readonly attribute string root;
/*
* standard methods for accessing preferences
*/
long GetPrefType(in string aPrefName);
boolean GetBoolPref(in string aPrefName);
void SetBoolPref(in string aPrefName, in long aValue);
string GetCharPref(in string aPrefName);
void SetCharPref(in string aPrefName, in string aValue);
long GetIntPref(in string aPrefName);
void SetIntPref(in string aPrefName, in long aValue);
/*
* methods for accessing complex preferences (i.e. items beyond the simple bool, char, and int)
*/
void getComplexValue(in string aPrefName, in nsIIDRef aType, [iid_is(aType), retval] out nsQIResult aValue);
void setComplexValue(in string aPrefName, in nsIIDRef aType, in nsISupports aValue);
/*
* methods for preference state manipulation
*/
void ClearUserPref(in string aPrefName);
boolean PrefIsLocked(in string aPrefName);
void lockPref(in string aPrefName);
void unlockPref(in string aPrefName);
/*
* branch-level operations
*/
/*
* resetBranch
*
* clears all user preferences starting at the given preference prefix
* pass in null or "" to clear this branch
*/
void resetBranch(in string aStartingAt);
/*
* deleteBranch
*
* removes all preferences starting at the given preference prefix
* pass in null or "" to remove this branch
*/
void DeleteBranch(in string aStartingAt);
/*
* getChildList
*
* Returns an array of strings representing the child preferences of the branch root
*
* @param startingAt pass in null or "" to enumerate the entire branch
* @param count Receives the number of elements in the array.
* @param childArray Receives the array of child preferences.
*/
void getChildList(in string aStartingAt,
out unsigned long aCount,
[array, size_is(aCount), retval] out string aChildArray);
/*
* Listeners
*/
/*
* The observers have their |Observe| methods called with
* ([the observer], "nsPref:changed", [pref name]).
*/
void addObserver(in string aDomain, in nsIObserver aObserver, in boolean aHoldWeak);
void removeObserver(in string aDomain, in nsIObserver aObserver);
/*
* Finally some deprecated methods
*/
// these are changing from Copy->get
string CopyCharPref(in string pref);
string CopyDefaultCharPref(in string pref);
/* get & set defaults */
boolean GetDefaultBoolPref(in string pref);
long GetDefaultIntPref(in string pref);
void SetDefaultBoolPref(in string pref, in boolean value);
void SetDefaultCharPref(in string pref, in string value);
void SetDefaultIntPref(in string pref, in long value);
/* unichar & localized unichar prefs */
wstring CopyUnicharPref(in string pref);
wstring CopyDefaultUnicharPref(in string pref);
void SetUnicharPref(in string pref, in wstring value);
void SetDefaultUnicharPref(in string pref, in wstring value);
wstring getLocalizedUnicharPref(in string pref);
wstring getDefaultLocalizedUnicharPref(in string pref);
/* file & filespec prefs */
nsIFileSpec GetFilePref(in string pref);
void SetFilePref(in string pref, in nsIFileSpec value, in boolean setDefault);
nsILocalFile getFileXPref(in string pref);
void setFileXPref(in string pref, in nsILocalFile value);
/* callbacks */
[noscript] void RegisterCallback(in string domain, in PrefChangedFunc callback, in voidPtr closure);
[noscript] void UnregisterCallback(in string domain, in PrefChangedFunc callback, in voidPtr closure);
/**
* EnumerateChildren
*
* Call back function "callback" with every preference string
* having prefix "parent". Pass "data" to "callback" when calling.
*
* @param parent A string representation of a prefix of preferences
* @param callback A function to call back for each matching preference
* @param data A piece of data to pass on to the callback
*/
[noscript] void EnumerateChildren(in string parent, in PrefEnumerationFunc callback, in voidPtr data);
};