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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 nsIAsyncOutputStream;
+interface nsICacheEntryDoomCallback;
+interface nsICacheEntryMetaDataVisitor;
+interface nsIInputStream;
+interface nsILoadContextInfo;
+interface nsIOutputStream;
+interface nsITransportSecurityInfo;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(607c2a2c-0a48-40b9-a956-8cf2bb9857cf)]
+interface nsICacheEntry : nsISupports
+{
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_OTHER = 1;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_JAVASCRIPT = 2;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE = 3;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_MEDIA = 4;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_STYLESHEET = 5;
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_WASM = 6;
+ /**
+ * Content type that is used internally to check whether the value parsed
+ * from disk is within allowed limits. Don't pass CONTENT_TYPE_LAST to
+ * setContentType method.
+ */
+ const unsigned long CONTENT_TYPE_LAST = 7;
+
+ /**
+ * Placeholder for the initial value of expiration time.
+ */
+ const unsigned long NO_EXPIRATION_TIME = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the key identifying the cache entry.
+ */
+ readonly attribute ACString key;
+
+ /**
+ * The unique ID for every nsICacheEntry instance, which can be used to check
+ * whether two pieces of information are from the same nsICacheEntry instance.
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint64_t cacheEntryId;
+
+ /**
+ * Whether the entry is memory/only or persisted to disk.
+ * Note: private browsing entries are reported as persistent for consistency
+ * while are not actually persisted to disk.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean persistent;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the number of times the cache entry has been opened.
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint32_t fetchCount;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the last time the cache entry was opened (in seconds since the Epoch).
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint32_t lastFetched;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the last time the cache entry was modified (in seconds since the Epoch).
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint32_t lastModified;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the expiration time of the cache entry (in seconds since the Epoch).
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint32_t expirationTime;
+
+ /**
+ * Set the time at which the cache entry should be considered invalid (in
+ * seconds since the Epoch).
+ */
+ void setExpirationTime(in uint32_t expirationTime);
+
+ /**
+ * Get the last network response times for onStartReqeust/onStopRequest (in ms).
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if onStartTime/onStopTime does not exist.
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint64_t onStartTime;
+ readonly attribute uint64_t onStopTime;
+
+ /**
+ * Set the network response times for onStartReqeust/onStopRequest (in ms).
+ */
+ void setNetworkTimes(in uint64_t onStartTime, in uint64_t onStopTime);
+
+ /**
+ * Set content type. Available types are defined at the begining of this file.
+ * The content type is used internally for cache partitioning and telemetry
+ * purposes so there is no getter.
+ */
+ void setContentType(in uint8_t contentType);
+
+ /**
+ * This method is intended to override the per-spec cache validation
+ * decisions for a duration specified in seconds. The current state can
+ * be examined with isForcedValid (see below). This value is not persisted,
+ * so it will not survive session restart. Cache entries that are forced valid
+ * will not be evicted from the cache for the duration of forced validity.
+ * This means that there is a potential problem if the number of forced valid
+ * entries grows to take up more space than the cache size allows.
+ *
+ * NOTE: entries that have been forced valid will STILL be ignored by HTTP
+ * channels if they have expired AND the resource in question requires
+ * validation after expiring. This is to avoid using known-stale content.
+ *
+ * @param aSecondsToTheFuture
+ * the number of seconds the default cache validation behavior will be
+ * overridden before it returns to normal
+ */
+ void forceValidFor(in unsigned long aSecondsToTheFuture);
+
+ /**
+ * The state variable for whether this entry is currently forced valid.
+ * Defaults to false for normal cache validation behavior, and will return
+ * true if the number of seconds set by forceValidFor() has yet to be reached.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isForcedValid;
+
+ /**
+ * This method gets called to mark the actual use of the forced-valid entry.
+ * This is necessary for telemetry, so when the entry eventually gets
+ * evicted we can report whether it was ever used or not.
+ * If the entry was not forced-valid, then this operation has no effect.
+ */
+ void markForcedValidUse();
+
+ /**
+ * Open blocking input stream to cache data. Use the stream transport
+ * service to asynchronously read this stream on a background thread.
+ * The returned stream MAY implement nsISeekableStream.
+ *
+ * @param offset
+ * read starting from this offset into the cached data. an offset
+ * beyond the end of the stream has undefined consequences.
+ *
+ * @return non-blocking, buffered input stream.
+ */
+ nsIInputStream openInputStream(in long long offset);
+
+ /**
+ * Open non-blocking output stream to cache data. The returned stream
+ * MAY implement nsISeekableStream.
+ *
+ * If opening an output stream to existing cached data, the data will be
+ * truncated to the specified offset.
+ *
+ * @param offset
+ * write starting from this offset into the cached data. an offset
+ * beyond the end of the stream has undefined consequences.
+ * @param predictedSize
+ * Predicted size of the data that will be written. It's used to decide
+ * whether the resulting entry would exceed size limit, in which case
+ * an error is thrown. If the size isn't known in advance, -1 should be
+ * passed.
+ *
+ * @return blocking, buffered output stream.
+ */
+ nsIOutputStream openOutputStream(in long long offset, in long long predictedSize);
+
+ /**
+ * Get/set security info on the cache entry for this descriptor.
+ */
+ attribute nsITransportSecurityInfo securityInfo;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the size of the cache entry data, as stored. This may differ
+ * from the entry's dataSize, if the entry is compressed.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long storageDataSize;
+
+ /**
+ * Asynchronously doom an entry. Listener will be notified about the status
+ * of the operation. Null may be passed if caller doesn't care about the
+ * result.
+ */
+ void asyncDoom(in nsICacheEntryDoomCallback listener);
+
+ /**
+ * Methods for accessing meta data. Meta data is a table of key/value
+ * string pairs. The strings do not have to conform to any particular
+ * charset, but they must be null terminated.
+ */
+ string getMetaDataElement(in string key);
+ void setMetaDataElement(in string key, in string value);
+
+ /**
+ * Obtain the list of metadata keys this entry keeps.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The callback is invoked under the CacheFile's lock. It means
+ * there should not be made any calls to the entry from the visitor and
+ * if the values need to be processed somehow, it's better to cache them
+ * and process outside the callback.
+ */
+ void visitMetaData(in nsICacheEntryMetaDataVisitor visitor);
+
+ /**
+ * Claims that all metadata on this entry are up-to-date and this entry
+ * now can be delivered to other waiting consumers.
+ *
+ * We need such method since metadata must be delivered synchronously.
+ */
+ void metaDataReady();
+
+ /**
+ * Called by consumer upon 304/206 response from the server. This marks
+ * the entry content as positively revalidated.
+ * Consumer uses this method after the consumer has returned ENTRY_NEEDS_REVALIDATION
+ * result from onCacheEntryCheck and after successfull revalidation with the server.
+ */
+ void setValid();
+
+ /**
+ * Explicitly tell the cache backend this consumer is no longer going to modify
+ * this cache entry data or metadata. In case the consumer was responsible to
+ * either of writing the cache entry or revalidating it, calling this method
+ * reverts the state to initial (as never written) or as not-validated and
+ * immediately notifies the next consumer in line waiting for this entry.
+ * This is the way to prevent deadlocks when someone else than the responsible
+ * channel references the cache entry being in a non-written or revalidating
+ * state.
+ */
+ void dismiss();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the size in kilobytes used to store the cache entry on disk.
+ */
+ readonly attribute uint32_t diskStorageSizeInKB;
+
+ /**
+ * Doom this entry and open a new, empty, entry for write. Consumer has
+ * to exchange the entry this method is called on for the newly created.
+ * Used on 200 responses to conditional requests.
+ *
+ * @param aMemoryOnly
+ * - whether the entry is to be created as memory/only regardless how
+ * the entry being recreated persistence is set
+ * @returns
+ * - an entry that can be used to write to
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE when the entry cannot be from some reason
+ * recreated for write
+ */
+ nsICacheEntry recreate([optional] in boolean aMemoryOnly);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the length of data this entry holds.
+ * @throws
+ * NS_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS when the write is still in progress.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long long dataSize;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the length of data this entry holds.
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS when a write is still in progress (either real
+ content or alt data).
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if alt data does not exist.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long long altDataSize;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the type of the saved alt data.
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if alt data does not exist.
+ */
+ readonly attribute ACString altDataType;
+
+ /**
+ * Opens and returns an output stream that a consumer may use to save an
+ * alternate representation of the data.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * type of the alternative data representation
+ * @param predictedSize
+ * Predicted size of the data that will be written. It's used to decide
+ * whether the resulting entry would exceed size limit, in which case
+ * an error is thrown. If the size isn't known in advance, -1 should be
+ * passed.
+ *
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if the real data hasn't been written.
+ * - NS_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS when the writing regular content or alt-data to
+ * the cache entry is still in progress.
+ *
+ * If there is alt-data already saved, it will be overwritten.
+ */
+ nsIAsyncOutputStream openAlternativeOutputStream(in ACString type, in long long predictedSize);
+
+ /**
+ * Opens and returns an input stream that can be used to read the alternative
+ * representation previously saved in the cache.
+ * If this call is made while writing alt-data is still in progress, it is
+ * still possible to read content from the input stream as it's being written.
+ * @throws
+ * - NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if the alt-data representation doesn't exist at
+ * all or if alt-data of the given type doesn't exist.
+ */
+ nsIInputStream openAlternativeInputStream(in ACString type);
+
+ /**
+ * Get the nsILoadContextInfo of the cache entry
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsILoadContextInfo loadContextInfo;
+
+ /****************************************************************************
+ * The following methods might be added to some nsICacheEntryInternal
+ * interface since we want to remove them as soon as the old cache backend is
+ * completely removed.
+ */
+
+ /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * FOR BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY ONLY
+ * When the old cache backend is eventually removed, this method
+ * can be removed too.
+ *
+ * In the new backend: this method is no-op
+ * In the old backend: this method delegates to nsICacheEntryDescriptor.close()
+ */
+ void close();
+
+ /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * FOR BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY ONLY
+ * Marks the entry as valid so that others can use it and get only readonly
+ * access when the entry is held by the 1st writer.
+ */
+ void markValid();
+
+ /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * FOR BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY ONLY
+ * Marks the entry as valid when write access is acquired.
+ */
+ void maybeMarkValid();
+
+ /**
+ * @deprecated
+ * FOR BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY ONLY / KINDA HACK
+ * @param aWriteAllowed
+ * Consumer indicates whether write to the entry is allowed for it.
+ * Depends on implementation how the flag is handled.
+ * @returns
+ * true when write access is acquired for this entry,
+ * false otherwise
+ */
+ boolean hasWriteAccess(in boolean aWriteAllowed);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Argument for nsICacheEntry.visitMetaData, provides access to all metadata
+ * keys and values stored on the entry.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(fea3e276-6ba5-4ceb-a581-807d1f43f6d0)]
+interface nsICacheEntryMetaDataVisitor : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * Called over each key / value pair.
+ */
+ void onMetaDataElement(in string key, in string value);
+};