gecko-dev/xpcom/components/nsIComponentLoader.idl
shaver%netscape.com c73533acb7 - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_REGISTER_AGAIN for deferring registration of a module until
later in the autoreg cycle.
- teach native component loader about deferred components
- add nsIComponentLoader::registerDeferredComponents
- teach component manager about deferred components
- made nsID::Parse take a |const char *| instead of a simple |char *|.
- move release of XPTI singletons until _after_ shutting down the component
  manager to prevent re-initialization during JS component shutdown.
- category manager work: really delete from reg, start on enumeration
- use nsXPIDLCString instead of autoStringFree.
- fix nsRegistry to use allocator properly.
- cleaner memory management in nsFactoryEntry.
- capitalization fixed in nsIComponentLoader.idl
- clean up loader creation logic
- remove/disable lots of DEBUG_shaver noise
- added (disabled) warning about NSGetFactory usage
- move .so and .shlb higher up in the ValidDllExtensions list to marginally
  speed up registration.
- added nsDll::GetRegistryLocation API
- properly export nsSupportsArray.h
- capitalization fixes in nsIEnumerator.idl
- added deferral to nsSample.js
1999-11-10 00:28:34 +00:00

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/* -*- Mode: IDL; 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 "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the NPL. You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
* http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* NPL.
*
* The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights
* Reserved.
*/
#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIFactory.idl"
#include "nsIFileSpec.idl"
#include "nsIComponentManager.idl"
[object, uuid(c073cfc0-567c-11d3-aec1-0000f8e25c06)]
interface nsIComponentLoader : nsISupports {
/**
* Get the factory for a given component.
*/
nsIFactory getFactory(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aLocation,
in string aType);
/**
* Initialize the loader.
*
* We use nsISupports here because nsIRegistry isn't IDLized yet.
*/
void init(in nsIComponentManager aCompMgr, in nsISupports aRegistry);
/**
* Called when a component of the appropriate type is registered,
* to give the component loader an opportunity to do things like
* annotate the registry and such.
*/
void onRegister(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aType,
in string aClassName, in string aProgID,
in string aLocation, in boolean aReplace,
in boolean aPersist);
/**
* When is AutoRegistration occuring?
*/
const long Startup = 0;
const long Component = 1;
const long Timer = 2;
/**
* AutoRegister components in the given directory.
*/
void autoRegisterComponents(in long aWhen, in nsIFileSpec aDirectory);
/**
* AutoRegister the given component.
*
* Returns true if the component was registered, false if it couldn't
* attempt to register the component (wrong type) and ``throws'' an
* NS_FAILED code if there was an error during registration.
*/
boolean autoRegisterComponent(in long aWhen, in nsIFileSpec aComponent);
/**
* Register any deferred (NS_ERROR_FACTORY_REGISTER_AGAIN) components.
* Return registered-any-components?
*/
boolean registerDeferredComponents(in long aWhen);
/**
* Unload all components that are willing.
*/
void unloadAll(in long aWhen);
};