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#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsILoadGroup;
typedef unsigned long nsLoadFlags;
/**
* nsIRequest
*
* @status UNDER_REVIEW
*/
[scriptable, uuid(F2CAABA0-2F25-11d3-A164-0050041CAF44)]
interface nsIRequest : nsISupports
{
/**
* Returns the name of the request. Often this is the URL of the request.
*/
readonly attribute wstring name;
/**
* Returns true if the request is pending (active). Returns false
* after completion or successful calling Cancel. Suspended requests
* are still considered pending.
*/
boolean isPending();
/**
* Returns any error status associated with the request.
*/
readonly attribute nsresult status;
/**
* Cancels the current request. This will close any open input or
* output streams and terminate any async requests. Users should
* normally pass NS_BINDING_ABORTED, although other errors may also
* be passed. The error passed in will become the value of the
* status attribute.
*/
void cancel(in nsresult status);
/**
* Suspends the current requests. This may have the effect of closing
* any underlying transport (in order to free up resources), although
* any open streams remain logically opened and will continue delivering
* data when the transport is resumed.
*/
void suspend();
/**
* Resumes the current request. This may have the effect of re-opening
* any underlying transport and will resume the delivery of data to
* any open streams.
*/
void resume();
/**
* Accesses the load group in which this request is currently a member.
*/
attribute nsILoadGroup loadGroup;
/**
* Accesses the load flags for this request. Bits 0-15 are defined (or
* reserved) by nsIRequest. When added to a load group, this request's
* load flags are merged with the load flags of the load group.
*/
attribute nsLoadFlags loadFlags;
/**************************************************************************
* Listed below are the various load flags which may be or'd together.
*/
/**
* No special load flags:
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_NORMAL = 0;
/**
* Don't deliver status notifications to the nsIProgressEventSink, or keep
* this load from completing the nsILoadGroup it may belong to.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_BACKGROUND = 1 << 0;
/**************************************************************************
* The following flags control the flow of data into the cache.
*/
/**
* This flag prevents caching of any kind. It does not, however, prevent
* cached content from being used to satisfy this request.
*/
const unsigned long INHIBIT_CACHING = 1 << 7;
/**
* This flag prevents caching on disk (or other persistent media), which
* may be needed to preserve privacy. For HTTPS, this flag is set auto-
* matically.
*/
const unsigned long INHIBIT_PERSISTENT_CACHING = 1 << 8;
/**************************************************************************
* The following flags control what happens when the cache contains data
* that could perhaps satisfy this request. They are listed in descending
* order of precidence.
*/
/**
* Force an end-to-end download of content data from the origin server.
* This flag is used for a shift-reload.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 9;
/**
* Load from the cache, bypassing protocol specific validation logic. This
* flag is used when browsing via history. It is not recommended for normal
* browsing as it may likely violate reasonable assumptions made by the
* server and confuse users.
*/
const unsigned long LOAD_FROM_CACHE = 1 << 10;
/**
* The following flags control the frequency of cached content validation
* when neither LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE or LOAD_FROM_CACHE are set. By default,
* cached content is automatically validated if necessary before reuse.
*
* VALIDATE_ALWAYS forces validation of any cached content independent of
* its expiration time.
*
* VALIDATE_NEVER disables validation of expired content.
*
* VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION disables validation of expired content,
* provided it has already been validated (at least once) since the start
* of this session.
*
* NOTE TO IMPLEMENTORS:
* These flags are intended for normal browsing, and they should therefore
* not apply to content that must be validated before each use. Consider,
* for example, a HTTP response with a "Cache-control: no-cache" header.
* According to RFC2616, this response must be validated before it can
* be taken from a cache. Breaking this requirement could result in
* incorrect and potentially unpleasant side-effects.
*/
const unsigned long VALIDATE_ALWAYS = 1 << 11;
const unsigned long VALIDATE_NEVER = 1 << 12;
const unsigned long VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION = 1 << 13;
};