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/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
*
* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
* Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
* 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
* the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
* http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* License.
*
* The Original Code is the Mozilla browser.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
* Netscape Communications, Inc.
* Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999
* the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s):
* Pierre Phaneuf <pp@ludusdesign.com>
*
* Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
* either of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"),
* or the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
* in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
* of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
* under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to
* use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your
* decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
* and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete
* the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
* the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
*
* ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
#include "nsISupports.idl"
/**
* An instance of |nsIWeakReference| is a proxy object that cooperates with
* its referent to give clients a non-owning, non-dangling reference. Clients
* own the proxy, and should generally manage it with an |nsCOMPtr| (see the
* type |nsWeakPtr| for a |typedef| name that stands out) as they would any
* other XPCOM object. The |QueryReferent| member function provides a
* (hopefully short-lived) owning reference on demand, through which clients
* can get useful access to the referent, while it still exists.
*
* @status FROZEN
* @version 1.0
* @see nsISupportsWeakReference
* @see nsWeakReference
* @see nsWeakPtr
*/
[scriptable, uuid(9188bc85-f92e-11d2-81ef-0060083a0bcf)]
interface nsIWeakReference : nsISupports
{
/**
* |QueryReferent| queries the referent, if it exists, and like |QueryInterface|, produces
* an owning reference to the desired interface. It is designed to look and act exactly
* like (a proxied) |QueryInterface|. Don't hold on to the produced interface permanently;
* that would defeat the purpose of using a non-owning |nsIWeakReference| in the first place.
*/
void QueryReferent( in nsIIDRef uuid, [iid_is(uuid), retval] out nsQIResult result );
};
/**
* |nsISupportsWeakReference| is a factory interface which produces appropriate
* instances of |nsIWeakReference|. Weak references in this scheme can only be
* produced for objects that implement this interface.
*
* @status FROZEN
* @version 1.0
* @see nsIWeakReference
* @see nsSupportsWeakReference
*/
[scriptable, uuid(9188bc86-f92e-11d2-81ef-0060083a0bcf)]
interface nsISupportsWeakReference : nsISupports
{
/**
* |GetWeakReference| produces an appropriate instance of |nsIWeakReference|.
* As with all good XPCOM `getters', you own the resulting interface and should
* manage it with an |nsCOMPtr|.
*
* @see nsIWeakReference
* @see nsWeakPtr
* @see nsCOMPtr
*/
nsIWeakReference GetWeakReference();
};
%{C++
#ifndef MOZILLA_STRICT_API
#include "nsIWeakReferenceUtils.h"
#endif
%}
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