gecko-dev/js/src/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "xpcexception.idl"
#include "xpcjsid.idl"
#include "nsIComponentManager.idl"
#include "nsIScriptableInterfaces.idl"

/**
* interface of Components.classes
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(978ff520-d26c-11d2-9842-006008962422)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_Classes : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of Components.classesByID
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(336a9590-4d19-11d3-9893-006008962422)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_ClassesByID : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of Components.results
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(2fc229a0-5860-11d3-9899-006008962422)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_Results : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of Components.ID
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(7994a6e0-e028-11d3-8f5d-0010a4e73d9a)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_ID : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of Components.Exception
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(5bf039c0-e028-11d3-8f5d-0010a4e73d9a)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_Exception : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of Components.Constructor
* (interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(88655640-e028-11d3-8f5d-0010a4e73d9a)]
interface nsIXPCComponents_Constructor : nsISupports
{
};

/**
* interface of object returned by Components.Constructor
* (additional interesting stuff only reflected into JavaScript)
*/
[scriptable, uuid(c814ca20-e0dc-11d3-8f5f-0010a4e73d9a)]
interface nsIXPCConstructor : nsISupports
{
    readonly attribute nsIJSCID classID;
    readonly attribute nsIJSIID interfaceID;
    readonly attribute string   initializer;
};

/**
* interface of JavaScript's 'Components' object
*/
[scriptable, uuid(155809f1-71f1-47c5-be97-d812ba560405)]
interface nsIXPCComponents : nsISupports
{
    readonly attribute nsIScriptableInterfaces      interfaces;
    readonly attribute nsIScriptableInterfacesByID  interfacesByID;
    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_Classes     classes;
    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_ClassesByID classesByID;
    readonly attribute nsIStackFrame                stack;
    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_Results     results;
    readonly attribute nsIComponentManager          manager;

    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_ID          ID;
    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_Exception   Exception;
    readonly attribute nsIXPCComponents_Constructor Constructor;

    boolean isSuccessCode(in nsresult result);

    /* lookupMethod is designed to be called from JavaScript only.
     *
     * It returns a method looking only at the idl interfaces and
     * ignores any overrides or resolvers that might be in place for
     * a given scriptable wrapped native.
     * It must be called with two params: an object and a method name.
     * It returns a function object or throws an exception on error.
     * This method exists only to solve mozilla browser problems
     * when chrome attempts to lookup and call methods in content
     * and *must* not get confused by method properties that have been
     * replaced in the content JS code. This method is not recommended for
     * any other use.
     */
    void lookupMethod();

    /* reportError is designed to be called from JavaScript only.
     *
     * It will report a JS Error object to the JS console, and return. It
     * is meant for use in exception handler blocks which want to "eat"
     * an exception, but still want to report it to the console.
     *
     * It must be called with one param, an object which was caught by the
     * exception handler.
     */
    void reportError();

    /* 'lastResult' is accessable via JavaScript only */
    /* 'returnCode' is accessable via JavaScript only */
};