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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-19 00:47:55 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-19 00:47:55 +0000
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Adding upstream version 124.0.1.upstream/124.0.1
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; 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 nsIRunnable;
+%{ C++
+template <class T> struct already_AddRefed;
+
+/**
+ * After the default timezone changes, this topic is notified. Some systems may
+ * not support monitoring timezone.
+ */
+#define DEFAULT_TIMEZONE_CHANGED_OBSERVER_TOPIC "default-timezone-changed"
+%}
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the native event system layer. This interface is designed
+ * to be used on the main application thread only.
+ */
+[uuid(7cd5c71d-223b-4afe-931d-5eedb1f2b01f)]
+interface nsIAppShell : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Enter an event loop. Don't leave until exit() is called.
+ */
+ void run();
+
+ /**
+ * Exit the handle event loop
+ */
+ void exit();
+
+ /**
+ * Ask the native event queue notification mechanism to favor Gecko tasks
+ * (instead of native tasks) for a short while. (Content processes always
+ * favor Gecko tasks.)
+ */
+ void geckoTaskBurst();
+
+ /**
+ * Suspends the use of additional platform-specific methods (besides the
+ * nsIAppShell->run() event loop) to run Gecko events on the main
+ * application thread. Under some circumstances these "additional methods"
+ * can cause Gecko event handlers to be re-entered, sometimes leading to
+ * hangs and crashes. Calls to suspendNative() and resumeNative() may be
+ * nested. On some platforms (those that don't use any "additional
+ * methods") this will be a no-op. Does not (in itself) stop Gecko events
+ * from being processed on the main application thread. But if the
+ * nsIAppShell->run() event loop is blocked when this call is made, Gecko
+ * events will stop being processed until resumeNative() is called (even
+ * if a plugin or library is temporarily processing events on a nested
+ * event loop).
+ */
+ void suspendNative();
+
+ /**
+ * Resumes the use of additional platform-specific methods to run Gecko
+ * events on the main application thread. Calls to suspendNative() and
+ * resumeNative() may be nested. On some platforms this will be a no-op.
+ */
+ void resumeNative();
+
+ /**
+ * The current event loop nesting level.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long eventloopNestingLevel;
+};