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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* 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 nsISimpleEnumerator;
+
+/**
+ * nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
+ *
+ * Used by Directory Service to get file locations.
+ */
+
+[scriptable, uuid(bbf8cab0-d43a-11d3-8cc2-00609792278c)]
+interface nsIDirectoryServiceProvider: nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * getFile
+ *
+ * Directory Service calls this when it gets the first request for
+ * a prop or on every request if the prop is not persistent.
+ *
+ * @param prop The symbolic name of the file.
+ * @param persistent TRUE - The returned file will be cached by Directory
+ * Service. Subsequent requests for this prop will
+ * bypass the provider and use the cache.
+ * FALSE - The provider will be asked for this prop
+ * each time it is requested.
+ *
+ * @return The file represented by the property.
+ *
+ */
+ nsIFile getFile(in string prop, out boolean persistent);
+};
+
+/**
+ * nsIDirectoryServiceProvider2
+ *
+ * An extension of nsIDirectoryServiceProvider which allows
+ * multiple files to be returned for the given key.
+ */
+
+[scriptable, uuid(2f977d4b-5485-11d4-87e2-0010a4e75ef2)]
+interface nsIDirectoryServiceProvider2: nsIDirectoryServiceProvider
+{
+ /**
+ * getFiles
+ *
+ * Directory Service calls this when it gets a request for
+ * a prop and the requested type is nsISimpleEnumerator.
+ *
+ * @param prop The symbolic name of the file list.
+ *
+ * @return An enumerator for a list of file locations.
+ * The elements in the enumeration are nsIFile
+ * @returnCode NS_SUCCESS_AGGREGATE_RESULT if this result should be
+ * aggregated with other "lower" providers.
+ */
+ nsISimpleEnumerator getFiles(in string prop);
+};
+
+/**
+ * nsIDirectoryService
+ */
+
+[scriptable, uuid(57a66a60-d43a-11d3-8cc2-00609792278c)]
+interface nsIDirectoryService: nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * init
+ *
+ * Must be called. Used internally by XPCOM initialization.
+ *
+ */
+ void init();
+
+ /**
+ * registerProvider
+ *
+ * Register a provider with the service.
+ *
+ * @param prov The service will keep a strong reference
+ * to this object. It will be released when
+ * the service is released.
+ *
+ */
+ void registerProvider(in nsIDirectoryServiceProvider prov);
+
+ /**
+ * unregisterProvider
+ *
+ * Unregister a provider with the service.
+ *
+ * @param prov
+ *
+ */
+ void unregisterProvider(in nsIDirectoryServiceProvider prov);
+};