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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
commit | 6bf0a5cb5034a7e684dcc3500e841785237ce2dd (patch) | |
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Adding upstream version 1:115.7.0.upstream/1%115.7.0upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/netwerk/streamconv/nsIStreamConverter.idl b/netwerk/streamconv/nsIStreamConverter.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..22cbbe52b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/netwerk/streamconv/nsIStreamConverter.idl @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; 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 "nsIStreamListener.idl" + +interface nsIChannel; +interface nsIInputStream; + +/** + * nsIStreamConverter provides an interface to implement when you have code + * that converts data from one type to another. + * + * Suppose you had code that converted plain text into HTML. You could implement + * this interface to allow everyone else to use your conversion logic using a + * standard api. + * <p> + * <b>STREAM CONVERTER USERS</b> + * + * There are currently two ways to use a stream converter: + * <ol> + * <li> <b>SYNCHRONOUS</b> Stream to Stream + * You can supply the service with a stream of type X + * and it will convert it to your desired output type and return + * a converted (blocking) stream to you.</li> + * + * <li> <b>ASYNCHRONOUS</b> nsIStreamListener to nsIStreamListener + * You can supply data directly to the converter by calling it's + * nsIStreamListener::OnDataAvailable() method. It will then + * convert that data from type X to your desired output type and + * return converted data to you via the nsIStreamListener you passed + * in by calling its OnDataAvailable() method.</li> + * </ol> + * <p> + * + * <b>STREAM CONVERTER SUPPLIERS</b> + * + * Registering a stream converter: + * Stream converter registration is a two step process. First of all the stream + * converter implementation must register itself with the component manager using + * a contractid in the format below. Second, the stream converter must add the contractid + * to the registry. + * + * Stream converter contractid format (the stream converter root key is defined in this + * file): + * + * <pre>@mozilla.org/streamconv;1?from=FROM_MIME_TYPE&to=TO_MIME_TYPE</pre> + * + * @author Jud Valeski + * @see nsIStreamConverterService + */ + +[scriptable, uuid(0b6e2c69-5cf5-48b0-9dfd-c95950e2cc7b)] +interface nsIStreamConverter : nsIStreamListener { + + /** + * <b>SYNCRONOUS VERSION</b> + * Converts a stream of one type, to a stream of another type. + * + * Use this method when you have a stream you want to convert. + * + * @param aFromStream The stream representing the original/raw data. + * @param aFromType The MIME type of aFromStream. + * @param aToType The MIME type of the returned stream. + * @param aCtxt Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context + * (implementation specific). + * @return The converted stream. NOTE: The returned stream may not + * already be converted. An efficient stream converter + * implementation will converter data on demand rather than + * buffering the converted data until it is used. + */ + nsIInputStream convert(in nsIInputStream aFromStream, + in string aFromType, + in string aToType, + in nsISupports aCtxt); + + /** + * <b>ASYNCRONOUS VERSION</b> + * Converts data arriving via the converter's nsIStreamListener::OnDataAvailable() + * method from one type to another, pushing the converted data out to the caller + * via aListener::OnDataAvailable(). + * + * Use this method when you want to proxy (and convert) nsIStreamListener callbacks + * asynchronously. + * + * @param aFromType The MIME type of the original/raw data. + * @param aToType The MIME type of the converted data. + * @param aListener The listener who receives the converted data. + * @param aCtxt Either an opaque context, or a converter specific context + * (implementation specific). + */ + void asyncConvertData(in string aFromType, + in string aToType, + in nsIStreamListener aListener, + in nsISupports aCtxt); + + /** + * Returns the content type that the stream listener passed to asyncConvertData will + * see on the channel if the conversion is being done from aFromType to * /*. + * + * @param aFromType The type of the content prior to conversion. + * @param aChannel The channel that we'd like to convert. May be null. + * + * @throws if the converter does not support conversion to * /* or if it doesn't know + * the type in advance. + */ + ACString getConvertedType(in ACString aFromType, in nsIChannel aChannel); +}; + +%{C++ +#define NS_ISTREAMCONVERTER_KEY "@mozilla.org/streamconv;1" +%} |