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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 nsIRequest;
+interface nsIRequestObserver;
+interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
+interface nsIFile;
+
+webidl Element;
+webidl Document;
+
+/**
+ * An interface that describes an object representing a patch file that can
+ * be downloaded and applied to a version of this application so that it
+ * can be updated.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(dc8fb8a9-3a53-4031-9469-2a5197ea30e7)]
+interface nsIUpdatePatch : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * The type of this patch:
+ * "partial" A binary difference between two application versions
+ * "complete" A complete patch containing all of the replacement files
+ * to update to the new version
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString type;
+
+ /**
+ * The URL this patch was being downloaded from
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString URL;
+
+ /**
+ * The final URL this patch was being downloaded from
+ */
+ attribute AString finalURL;
+
+ /**
+ * The size of this file, in bytes.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long size;
+
+ /**
+ * The state of this patch
+ */
+ attribute AString state;
+
+ /**
+ * A numeric error code that conveys additional information about the state of
+ * a failed update. If the update is not in the "failed" state the value is
+ * zero. The possible values are located in common/updatererrors.h and values between
+ * 80 and 99 are in nsUpdateService.js.
+ */
+ attribute long errorCode;
+
+ /**
+ * true if this patch is currently selected as the patch to be downloaded and
+ * installed for this update transaction, false if another patch from this
+ * update has been selected.
+ */
+ attribute boolean selected;
+
+ /**
+ * Serializes this patch object into a DOM Element
+ * @param updates
+ * The document to serialize into
+ * @returns The DOM Element created by the serialization process
+ */
+ Element serialize(in Document updates);
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface that describes an object representing an available update to
+ * the current application - this update may have several available patches
+ * from which one must be selected to download and install, for example we
+ * might select a binary difference patch first and attempt to apply that,
+ * then if the application process fails fall back to downloading a complete
+ * file-replace patch. This object also contains information about the update
+ * that the front end and other application services can use to learn more
+ * about what is going on.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(e094c045-f4ff-41fd-92da-cd2effd2c7c9)]
+interface nsIUpdate : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * The type of update:
+ * "major" A major new version of the Application
+ * "minor" A minor update to the Application (e.g. security update)
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString type;
+
+ /**
+ * The name of the update, or "<Application Name> <Update Version>"
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString name;
+
+ /**
+ * The string to display in the user interface for the version. If you want
+ * a real version number use appVersion.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString displayVersion;
+
+ /**
+ * The Application version of this update.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString appVersion;
+
+ /**
+ * The Application version prior to the application being updated.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString previousAppVersion;
+
+ /**
+ * The Build ID of this update. Used to determine a particular build, down
+ * to the hour, minute and second of its creation. This allows the system
+ * to differentiate between several nightly builds with the same |version|
+ * for example.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString buildID;
+
+ /**
+ * The URL to a page which offers details about the content of this
+ * update. Ideally, this page is not the release notes but some other page
+ * that summarizes the differences between this update and the previous,
+ * which also links to the release notes.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString detailsURL;
+
+ /**
+ * The URL to the Update Service that supplied this update.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString serviceURL;
+
+ /**
+ * The channel used to retrieve this update from the Update Service.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString channel;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether the update is no longer supported on this system.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean unsupported;
+
+ /**
+ * Allows overriding the default amount of time in seconds before prompting the
+ * user to apply an update. If not specified, the value of
+ * app.update.promptWaitTime will be used.
+ */
+ attribute long long promptWaitTime;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not the update being downloaded is a complete replacement of
+ * the user's existing installation or a patch representing the difference
+ * between the new version and the previous version.
+ */
+ attribute boolean isCompleteUpdate;
+
+ /**
+ * When the update was installed.
+ */
+ attribute long long installDate;
+
+ /**
+ * A message associated with this update, if any.
+ */
+ attribute AString statusText;
+
+ /**
+ * The currently selected patch for this update.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIUpdatePatch selectedPatch;
+
+ /**
+ * The state of the selected patch:
+ * "downloading" The update is being downloaded.
+ * "pending" The update is ready to be applied.
+ * "pending-service" The update is ready to be applied with the service.
+ * "pending-elevate" The update is ready to be applied but requires elevation.
+ * "applying" The update is being applied.
+ * "applied" The update is ready to be switched to.
+ * "applied-os" The update is OS update and to be installed.
+ * "applied-service" The update is ready to be switched to with the service.
+ * "succeeded" The update was successfully applied.
+ * "download-failed" The update failed to be downloaded.
+ * "failed" The update failed to be applied.
+ */
+ attribute AString state;
+
+ /**
+ * A numeric error code that conveys additional information about the state of
+ * a failed update. If the update is not in the "failed" state the value is
+ * zero. The possible values are located in common/updatererrors.h and values between
+ * 80 and 99 are in nsUpdateService.js.
+ */
+ attribute long errorCode;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether an elevation failure has been encountered for this update.
+ */
+ attribute boolean elevationFailure;
+
+ /**
+ * The number of patches supplied by this update.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long patchCount;
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves a patch.
+ * @param index
+ * The index of the patch to retrieve.
+ * @returns The nsIUpdatePatch at the specified index.
+ */
+ nsIUpdatePatch getPatchAt(in unsigned long index);
+
+ /**
+ * Serializes this update object into a DOM Element
+ * @param updates
+ * The document to serialize into
+ * @returns The DOM Element created by the serialization process
+ */
+ Element serialize(in Document updates);
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface describing an object that listens to the progress of an update
+ * check operation. This object is notified as the check continues, finishes
+ * and if it has an error.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(4aa2b4bb-39ea-407b-98ff-89f19134d4c0)]
+interface nsIUpdateCheckListener : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * The update check was completed.
+ * @param request
+ * The XMLHttpRequest handling the update check.
+ * @param updates
+ * An array of nsIUpdate objects listing available updates.
+ */
+ void onCheckComplete(in jsval request, in Array<nsIUpdate> updates);
+
+ /**
+ * An error occurred while loading the remote update service file.
+ * @param request
+ * The XMLHttpRequest handling the update check.
+ * @param update
+ * A nsIUpdate object that contains details about the
+ * error in its |statusText| property.
+ */
+ void onError(in jsval request,
+ in nsIUpdate update);
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface describing an object that knows how to check for updates.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(877ace25-8bc5-452a-8586-9c1cf2871994)]
+interface nsIUpdateChecker : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Checks for available updates, notifying a listener of the results.
+ * @param listener
+ * An object implementing nsIUpdateCheckListener which is notified
+ * of the results of an update check.
+ * @param force
+ * Forces the checker to check for updates, regardless of the
+ * current value of the user's update settings. This is used by
+ * any piece of UI that offers the user the imperative option to
+ * check for updates now, regardless of their update settings.
+ * However, if updates are disabled by policy, setting force to true
+ * will not override the the policy.
+ */
+ void checkForUpdates(in nsIUpdateCheckListener listener, in boolean force);
+
+ /**
+ * Ends any pending update check.
+ */
+ void stopCurrentCheck();
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface describing a global application service that handles performing
+ * background update checks and provides utilities for selecting and
+ * downloading update patches.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(1107d207-a263-403a-b268-05772ec10757)]
+interface nsIApplicationUpdateService : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Checks for available updates in the background using the listener provided
+ * by the application update service for background checks.
+ * @returns true if the update check was started, false if not. Note that the
+ * check starting does not necessarily mean that the check will
+ * succeed or that an update will be downloaded.
+ */
+ bool checkForBackgroundUpdates();
+
+ /**
+ * The Update Checker used for background update checking.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsIUpdateChecker backgroundChecker;
+
+ /**
+ * Selects the best update to install from a list of available updates.
+ * @param updates
+ * An array of updates that are available
+ */
+ nsIUpdate selectUpdate(in Array<nsIUpdate> updates);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a listener that receives progress and state information about the
+ * update that is currently being downloaded, e.g. to update a user
+ * interface. Registered listeners will be called for all downloads and all
+ * updates during a browser session; they are not automatically removed
+ * following the first (successful or failed) download.
+ * @param listener
+ * An object implementing nsIRequestObserver and optionally
+ * nsIProgressEventSink that is to be notified of state and
+ * progress information as the update is downloaded.
+ */
+ void addDownloadListener(in nsIRequestObserver listener);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes a listener that is receiving progress and state information
+ * about the update that is currently being downloaded.
+ * @param listener
+ * The listener object to remove.
+ */
+ void removeDownloadListener(in nsIRequestObserver listener);
+
+ /**
+ *
+ */
+ bool downloadUpdate(in nsIUpdate update, in boolean background);
+
+ /**
+ * Stop the active update download process. This is the equivalent of
+ * calling nsIRequest::Cancel on the download's nsIRequest. When downloading
+ * with nsIIncrementalDownload, this will leave the partial download in place.
+ * When downloading with BITS, any partial download progress will be removed.
+ */
+ void stopDownload();
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not there is an download happening at the moment.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isDownloading;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not the Update Service can check for updates. This is a function
+ * of whether or not application update is disabled by the application and the
+ * platform the application is running on.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean canCheckForUpdates;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not the installation requires elevation. Currently only
+ * implemented on OSX, returns false on other platforms.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean elevationRequired;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not the Update Service can download and install updates.
+ * On Windows, this is a function of whether or not the maintenance service
+ * is installed and enabled. On other systems, and as a fallback on Windows,
+ * this depends on whether the current user has write access to the install
+ * directory.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean canApplyUpdates;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not a different instance is handling updates of this
+ * installation. This currently only ever returns true on Windows
+ * when 2 instances of an application are open. Only one of the instances
+ * will actually handle updates for the installation.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isOtherInstanceHandlingUpdates;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether the Update Service is able to stage updates.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean canStageUpdates;
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface describing a component which handles the job of processing
+ * an update after it's been downloaded.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(74439497-d796-4915-8cef-3dfe43027e4d)]
+interface nsIUpdateProcessor : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Stages an update while the application is running.
+ */
+ void processUpdate();
+
+ /**
+ * Attempts to fix the permissions of the update directory. This can be done
+ * in two ways. Firefox can attempt to fix the permissions itself, or it can
+ * call into the maintenance service to request that it attempt to fix the
+ * permissions.
+ *
+ * Fixing the permissions can take some time, so this work is all done off of
+ * the main thread.
+ *
+ * Currently, this function only has a Windows implementation. On other
+ * operating systems, it will throw NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.
+ *
+ * Since this function does its work off of the main thread and does not
+ * block, it will only throw if it was unable to dispatch to another thread.
+ *
+ * @param useServiceOnFailure
+ * If set to false, Firefox will attempt to fix the permissions itself,
+ * but the maintenance service will not be used. If set to true and
+ * Firefox is unable to fix the permissions itself, it will attempt to
+ * call into the maintenance service to request that it attempt to fix
+ * the permissions.
+ */
+ void fixUpdateDirectoryPerms(in boolean useServiceOnFailure);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Upon creation, which should happen early during startup, the sync manager
+ * creates/opens and locks a file. All other running instances of the same
+ * installation of the app also open the same lock, so we can use it to
+ * determine whether any other instance is running. If so, we'll temporarily
+ * hold off on performing update tasks until there are no other instances or
+ * until a timeout expires, whichever comes first. That way we can avoid
+ * updating behind the back of copies that are still running, so we don't force
+ * all running instances to restart (see bug 1366808, where an error was added
+ * informing the user of the need to restart any running instances that have
+ * been updated).
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(cf4c4487-66d9-4e18-a2e9-39002245332f)]
+interface nsIUpdateSyncManager : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Returns whether another instance of this application is running.
+ * @returns true if another instance has the lock open, false if not
+ */
+ bool isOtherInstanceRunning();
+
+ /**
+ * Should only be used for testing.
+ * Closes and reopens the lock file, possibly under a different name if the
+ * path hash has changed (which should only happen if a test is forcing it).
+ */
+ void resetLock();
+};
+
+/**
+ * An interface describing a global application service that maintains a list
+ * of updates previously performed as well as the current active update.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(0f1098e9-a447-4af9-b030-6f8f35c85f89)]
+interface nsIUpdateManager : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Gets the update at the specified index
+ * @param index
+ * The index within the updates array
+ * @returns The nsIUpdate object at the specified index
+ */
+ nsIUpdate getUpdateAt(in long index);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the total number of updates in the history list.
+ */
+ long getUpdateCount();
+
+ /**
+ * The update that has been downloaded, or null if there isn't one.
+ */
+ attribute nsIUpdate readyUpdate;
+
+ /**
+ * The update that is currently downloading, or null if there isn't one.
+ * An update is no longer considered to be downloading once onStopRequest is
+ * called. This means that both onStopRequest handlers for download listeners
+ * and observers of the "update-downloaded" topic should expect the update
+ * that was just downloaded to be stored in readyUpdate, not
+ * downloadingUpdate.
+ */
+ attribute nsIUpdate downloadingUpdate;
+
+ /**
+ * Adds the specified update to the update history. The update history is
+ * limited to 10 items, so this may also remove the last item from the
+ * history.
+ */
+ void addUpdateToHistory(in nsIUpdate update);
+
+ /**
+ * Saves all updates to disk.
+ */
+ void saveUpdates();
+
+ /**
+ * Refresh the update status based on the information in update.status.
+ */
+ void refreshUpdateStatus();
+
+ /**
+ * The user agreed to proceed with an elevated update and we are now
+ * permitted to show an elevation prompt.
+ */
+ void elevationOptedIn();
+
+ /**
+ * These functions both clean up and remove an active update without applying
+ * it. The first function does this for the update that is currently being
+ * downloaded. The second function does this for the update that has already
+ * been downloaded.
+ */
+ void cleanupDownloadingUpdate();
+ void cleanupReadyUpdate();
+};