gecko-dev/dom/interfaces/storage/nsIDOMStorageManager.idl

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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsIDOMStorage;
interface nsIPrincipal;
/**
* General purpose interface that has two implementations, for localStorage
* resp. sessionStorage with "@mozilla.org/dom/localStorage-manager;1" resp.
* "@mozilla.org/dom/sessionStorage-manager;1" contract IDs.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(8096f9ea-fa61-4960-b5d7-fb30ac42c8d8)]
interface nsIDOMStorageManager : nsISupports
{
/**
* This starts async preloading of a storage cache for scope
* defined by the principal.
*/
void precacheStorage(in nsIPrincipal aPrincipal);
/**
* Returns instance of DOM storage object for given principal.
* A new object is always returned and it is ensured there is
* a storage for the scope created.
*
* @param aPrincipal
* Principal to bound storage to.
* @param aDocumentURI
* URL of the demanding document, used for DOM storage event only.
* @param aPrivate
* Whether the demanding document is running in Private Browsing mode or not.
*/
nsIDOMStorage createStorage(in nsIPrincipal aPrincipal,
in DOMString aDocumentURI,
[optional] in bool aPrivate);
/**
* Returns instance of DOM storage object for given principal.
* If there is no storage managed for the scope, then null is returned and
* no object is created. Otherwise, an object (new) for the existing storage
* scope is returned.
*
* @param aPrincipal
* Principal to bound storage to.
* @param aPrivate
* Whether the demanding document is running in Private Browsing mode or not.
*/
nsIDOMStorage getStorage(in nsIPrincipal aPrincipal,
[optional] in bool aPrivate);
/**
* Clones given storage into this storage manager.
*
* @param aStorageToCloneFrom
* The storage to copy all items from into this manager. Manager will then
* return a new and independent object that contains snapshot of data from
* the moment this method was called. Modification to this new object will
* not affect the original storage content we cloned from and vice versa.
*/
void cloneStorage(in nsIDOMStorage aStorageToCloneFrom);
/**
* Returns true if the storage belongs to the given principal and is managed
* (i.e. has been created and is cached) by this storage manager.
*
* @param aPrincipal
* Principal to check the storage against.
* @param aStorage
* The storage object to examine.
*
* @result
* true when the storage object is bound with the principal and is managed
* by this storage manager.
* false otherwise
*/
bool checkStorage(in nsIPrincipal aPrincipal,
in nsIDOMStorage aStorage);
/**
* @deprecated
*
* Returns instance of localStorage object for aURI's origin.
* This method ensures there is always only a single instance
* for a single origin.
*
* Currently just forwards to the createStorage method of this
* interface.
*
* Extension developers are strongly encouraged to use getStorage
* or createStorage method instead.
*/
nsIDOMStorage getLocalStorageForPrincipal(in nsIPrincipal aPrincipal,
in DOMString aDocumentURI,
[optional] in bool aPrivate);
};