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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 19:33:14 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 19:33:14 +0000 |
commit | 36d22d82aa202bb199967e9512281e9a53db42c9 (patch) | |
tree | 105e8c98ddea1c1e4784a60a5a6410fa416be2de /xpcom/base/nsIUUIDGenerator.idl | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 115.7.0esr.upstream/115.7.0esrupstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/xpcom/base/nsIUUIDGenerator.idl b/xpcom/base/nsIUUIDGenerator.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..22087adfa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/xpcom/base/nsIUUIDGenerator.idl @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 50; 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" + +[ptr] native nsNonConstIDPtr(nsID); + +/** + * nsIUUIDGenerator is implemented by a service that can generate + * universally unique identifiers, ideally using any platform-native + * method for generating UUIDs. + */ +[builtinclass, scriptable, uuid(138ad1b2-c694-41cc-b201-333ce936d8b8)] +interface nsIUUIDGenerator : nsISupports +{ + /** + * Obtains a new UUID using appropriate platform-specific methods to + * obtain a nsID that can be considered to be globally unique. + * + * @returns an nsID filled in with a new UUID. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE if a UUID cannot be generated (e.g. if + * an underlying source of randomness is not available) + */ + nsIDPtr generateUUID(); + + /** + * Obtain a new UUID like the generateUUID method, but place it in + * the provided nsID pointer instead of allocating a new nsID. + * + * @param id an existing nsID pointer where the UUID will be stored. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE if a UUID cannot be generated (e.g. if + * an underlying source of randomness is not available) + */ + [noscript] void generateUUIDInPlace(in nsNonConstIDPtr id); +}; |