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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-28 14:29:10 +0000
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* vim:set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et cindent: */
+/* 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 "nsIRequest.idl"
+
+interface nsIURI;
+interface nsIFile;
+interface nsIRequestObserver;
+
+/**
+ * An incremental download object attempts to fetch a file piecemeal over time
+ * in an effort to minimize network bandwidth usage.
+ *
+ * Canceling a background download does not cause the file on disk to be
+ * deleted.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(6687823f-56c4-461d-93a1-7f6cb7dfbfba)]
+interface nsIIncrementalDownload : nsIRequest
+{
+ /**
+ * Initialize the incremental download object. If the destination file
+ * already exists, then only the remaining portion of the file will be
+ * fetched.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The downloader will create the destination file if it does not
+ * already exist. It will create the file with the permissions 0600 if
+ * needed. To affect the permissions of the file, consumers of this
+ * interface may create an empty file at the specified destination prior to
+ * starting the incremental download.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Since this class may create a temporary file at the specified
+ * destination, it is advisable for the consumer of this interface to specify
+ * a file name for the destination that would not tempt the user into
+ * double-clicking it. For example, it might be wise to append a file
+ * extension like ".part" to the end of the destination to protect users from
+ * accidentally running "blah.exe" before it is a complete file.
+ *
+ * @param uri
+ * The URI to fetch.
+ * @param destination
+ * The location where the file is to be stored.
+ * @param chunkSize
+ * The size of the chunks to fetch. A non-positive value results in
+ * the default chunk size being used.
+ * @param intervalInSeconds
+ * The amount of time to wait between fetching chunks. Pass a
+ * negative to use the default interval, or 0 to fetch the remaining
+ * part of the file in one chunk.
+ */
+ void init(in nsIURI uri, in nsIFile destination, in long chunkSize,
+ in long intervalInSeconds);
+
+ /**
+ * The URI being fetched.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIURI URI;
+
+ /**
+ * The URI being fetched after any redirects have been followed. This
+ * attribute is set just prior to calling OnStartRequest on the observer
+ * passed to the start method.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIURI finalURI;
+
+ /**
+ * The file where the download is being written.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIFile destination;
+
+ /**
+ * The total number of bytes for the requested file. This attribute is set
+ * just prior to calling OnStartRequest on the observer passed to the start
+ * method.
+ *
+ * This attribute has a value of -1 if the total size is unknown.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long long totalSize;
+
+ /**
+ * The current number of bytes downloaded so far. This attribute is set just
+ * prior to calling OnStartRequest on the observer passed to the start
+ * method.
+ *
+ * This attribute has a value of -1 if the current size is unknown.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long long currentSize;
+
+ /**
+ * Start the incremental download.
+ *
+ * @param observer
+ * An observer to be notified of various events. OnStartRequest is
+ * called when finalURI and totalSize have been determined or when an
+ * error occurs. OnStopRequest is called when the file is completely
+ * downloaded or when an error occurs. If this object implements
+ * nsIProgressEventSink, then its OnProgress method will be called as
+ * data is written to the destination file. If this object implements
+ * nsIInterfaceRequestor, then it will be assigned as the underlying
+ * channel's notification callbacks, which allows it to provide a
+ * nsIAuthPrompt implementation if needed by the channel, for example.
+ * @param ctxt
+ * User defined object forwarded to the observer's methods.
+ */
+ void start(in nsIRequestObserver observer,
+ in nsISupports ctxt);
+};