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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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+/* 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 nsIFile;
+interface nsIObserver;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(609610de-9954-4a63-8a7c-346350a86403)]
+interface nsIProcess : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Initialises the process with an executable to be run. Call the run method
+ * to run the executable.
+ * @param executable The executable to run.
+ */
+ void init(in nsIFile executable);
+
+ /**
+ * Kills the running process. After exiting the process will either have
+ * been killed or a failure will have been returned.
+ */
+ void kill();
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the file this object was initialized with
+ * @param blocking Whether to wait until the process terminates before
+ returning or not.
+ * @param args An array of arguments to pass to the process in the
+ * native character set.
+ * @param count The length of the args array.
+ */
+ void run(in boolean blocking, [array, size_is(count)] in string args,
+ in unsigned long count);
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the file this object was initialized with optionally calling
+ * an observer after the process has finished running.
+ * @param args An array of arguments to pass to the process in the
+ * native character set.
+ * @param count The length of the args array.
+ * @param observer An observer to notify when the process has completed. It
+ * will receive this process instance as the subject and
+ * "process-finished" or "process-failed" as the topic. The
+ * observer will be notified on the main thread.
+ * @param holdWeak Whether to use a weak reference to hold the observer.
+ */
+ void runAsync([array, size_is(count)] in string args, in unsigned long count,
+ [optional] in nsIObserver observer, [optional] in boolean holdWeak);
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the file this object was initialized with
+ * @param blocking Whether to wait until the process terminates before
+ returning or not.
+ * @param args An array of arguments to pass to the process in UTF-16
+ * @param count The length of the args array.
+ */
+ void runw(in boolean blocking, [array, size_is(count)] in wstring args,
+ in unsigned long count);
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the file this object was initialized with optionally calling
+ * an observer after the process has finished running.
+ * @param args An array of arguments to pass to the process in UTF-16
+ * @param count The length of the args array.
+ * @param observer An observer to notify when the process has completed. It
+ * will receive this process instance as the subject and
+ * "process-finished" or "process-failed" as the topic. The
+ * observer will be notified on the main thread.
+ * @param holdWeak Whether to use a weak reference to hold the observer.
+ */
+ void runwAsync([array, size_is(count)] in wstring args,
+ in unsigned long count,
+ [optional] in nsIObserver observer, [optional] in boolean holdWeak);
+
+ /**
+ * When set to true the process will not open a new window when started and
+ * will run hidden from the user. This currently affects only the Windows
+ * platform.
+ */
+ attribute boolean startHidden;
+
+ /**
+ * When set to true the process will be launched directly without using the
+ * shell. This currently affects only the Windows platform.
+ */
+ attribute boolean noShell;
+
+ /**
+ * The process identifier of the currently running process. This will only
+ * be available after the process has started and may not be available on
+ * some platforms.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long pid;
+
+ /**
+ * The exit value of the process. This is only valid after the process has
+ * exited.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long exitValue;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the process is currently running or not.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isRunning;
+};
+
+%{C++
+
+#define NS_PROCESS_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/process/util;1"
+%}