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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/. */
+
+"use strict";
+
+const lazy = {};
+
+ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
+ AboutHomeStartupCache: "resource:///modules/BrowserGlue.sys.mjs",
+ AboutNewTabParent: "resource:///actors/AboutNewTabParent.sys.mjs",
+});
+
+const {
+ actionCreators: ac,
+ actionTypes: at,
+ actionUtils: au,
+} = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
+ "resource://activity-stream/common/Actions.sys.mjs"
+);
+
+const ABOUT_NEW_TAB_URL = "about:newtab";
+
+const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
+ dispatch(action) {
+ throw new Error(
+ `\nMessageChannel: Received action ${action.type}, but no dispatcher was defined.\n`
+ );
+ },
+ pageURL: ABOUT_NEW_TAB_URL,
+ outgoingMessageName: "ActivityStream:MainToContent",
+ incomingMessageName: "ActivityStream:ContentToMain",
+};
+
+class ActivityStreamMessageChannel {
+ /**
+ * ActivityStreamMessageChannel - This module connects a Redux store to the new tab page actor.
+ * You should use the BroadcastToContent, AlsoToOneContent, and AlsoToMain action creators
+ * in common/Actions.sys.mjs to help you create actions that will be automatically routed
+ * to the correct location.
+ *
+ * @param {object} options
+ * @param {function} options.dispatch The dispatch method from a Redux store
+ * @param {string} options.pageURL The URL to which the channel is attached, such as about:newtab.
+ * @param {string} options.outgoingMessageName The name of the message sent to child processes
+ * @param {string} options.incomingMessageName The name of the message received from child processes
+ * @return {ActivityStreamMessageChannel}
+ */
+ constructor(options = {}) {
+ Object.assign(this, DEFAULT_OPTIONS, options);
+
+ this.middleware = this.middleware.bind(this);
+ this.onMessage = this.onMessage.bind(this);
+ this.onNewTabLoad = this.onNewTabLoad.bind(this);
+ this.onNewTabUnload = this.onNewTabUnload.bind(this);
+ this.onNewTabInit = this.onNewTabInit.bind(this);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get an iterator over the loaded tab objects.
+ */
+ get loadedTabs() {
+ // In the test, AboutNewTabParent is not defined.
+ return lazy.AboutNewTabParent?.loadedTabs || new Map();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * middleware - Redux middleware that looks for AlsoToOneContent and BroadcastToContent type
+ * actions, and sends them out.
+ *
+ * @param {object} store A redux store
+ * @return {function} Redux middleware
+ */
+ middleware(store) {
+ return next => action => {
+ const skipMain = action.meta && action.meta.skipMain;
+ if (au.isSendToOneContent(action)) {
+ this.send(action);
+ } else if (au.isBroadcastToContent(action)) {
+ this.broadcast(action);
+ } else if (au.isSendToPreloaded(action)) {
+ this.sendToPreloaded(action);
+ }
+
+ if (!skipMain) {
+ next(action);
+ }
+ };
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * onActionFromContent - Handler for actions from a content processes
+ *
+ * @param {object} action A Redux action
+ * @param {string} targetId The portID of the port that sent the message
+ */
+ onActionFromContent(action, targetId) {
+ this.dispatch(ac.AlsoToMain(action, this.validatePortID(targetId)));
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * broadcast - Sends an action to all ports
+ *
+ * @param {object} action A Redux action
+ */
+ broadcast(action) {
+ // We're trying to update all tabs, so signal the AboutHomeStartupCache
+ // that its likely time to refresh the cache.
+ lazy.AboutHomeStartupCache.onPreloadedNewTabMessage();
+
+ for (let { actor } of this.loadedTabs.values()) {
+ try {
+ actor.sendAsyncMessage(this.outgoingMessageName, action);
+ } catch (e) {
+ // The target page is closed/closing by the user or test, so just ignore.
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * send - Sends an action to a specific port
+ *
+ * @param {obj} action A redux action; it should contain a portID in the meta.toTarget property
+ */
+ send(action) {
+ const targetId = action.meta && action.meta.toTarget;
+ const target = this.getTargetById(targetId);
+ try {
+ target.sendAsyncMessage(this.outgoingMessageName, action);
+ } catch (e) {
+ // The target page is closed/closing by the user or test, so just ignore.
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * A valid portID is a combination of process id and a port number.
+ * It is generated in AboutNewTabChild.sys.mjs.
+ */
+ validatePortID(id) {
+ if (typeof id !== "string" || !id.includes(":")) {
+ console.error("Invalid portID");
+ }
+
+ return id;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * getTargetById - Retrieve the message target by portID, if it exists
+ *
+ * @param {string} id A portID
+ * @return {obj|null} The message target, if it exists.
+ */
+ getTargetById(id) {
+ this.validatePortID(id);
+
+ for (let { portID, actor } of this.loadedTabs.values()) {
+ if (portID === id) {
+ return actor;
+ }
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * sendToPreloaded - Sends an action to each preloaded browser, if any
+ *
+ * @param {obj} action A redux action
+ */
+ sendToPreloaded(action) {
+ // We're trying to update the preloaded about:newtab, so signal
+ // the AboutHomeStartupCache that its likely time to refresh
+ // the cache.
+ lazy.AboutHomeStartupCache.onPreloadedNewTabMessage();
+
+ const preloadedActors = this.getPreloadedActors();
+ if (preloadedActors && action.data) {
+ for (let preloadedActor of preloadedActors) {
+ try {
+ preloadedActor.sendAsyncMessage(this.outgoingMessageName, action);
+ } catch (e) {
+ // The preloaded page is no longer available, so just ignore.
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * getPreloadedActors - Retrieve the preloaded actors
+ *
+ * @return {Array|null} An array of actors belonging to the preloaded browsers, or null
+ * if there aren't any preloaded browsers
+ */
+ getPreloadedActors() {
+ let preloadedActors = [];
+ for (let { actor, browser } of this.loadedTabs.values()) {
+ if (this.isPreloadedBrowser(browser)) {
+ preloadedActors.push(actor);
+ }
+ }
+ return preloadedActors.length ? preloadedActors : null;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * isPreloadedBrowser - Returns true if the passed browser has been preloaded
+ * for faster rendering of new tabs.
+ *
+ * @param {<browser>} A <browser> to check.
+ * @return {bool} True if the browser is preloaded.
+ * if there aren't any preloaded browsers
+ */
+ isPreloadedBrowser(browser) {
+ return browser.getAttribute("preloadedState") === "preloaded";
+ }
+
+ simulateMessagesForExistingTabs() {
+ // Some pages might have already loaded, so we won't get the usual message
+ for (const loadedTab of this.loadedTabs.values()) {
+ let simulatedDetails = {
+ actor: loadedTab.actor,
+ browser: loadedTab.browser,
+ browsingContext: loadedTab.browsingContext,
+ portID: loadedTab.portID,
+ url: loadedTab.url,
+ simulated: true,
+ };
+
+ this.onActionFromContent(
+ {
+ type: at.NEW_TAB_INIT,
+ data: simulatedDetails,
+ },
+ loadedTab.portID
+ );
+
+ if (loadedTab.loaded) {
+ this.tabLoaded(simulatedDetails);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * onNewTabInit - Handler for special RemotePage:Init message fired
+ * on initialization.
+ *
+ * @param {obj} msg The messsage from a page that was just initialized
+ * @param {obj} tabDetails details about a loaded tab
+ *
+ * tabDetails contains:
+ * actor, browser, browsingContext, portID, url
+ */
+ onNewTabInit(msg, tabDetails) {
+ this.onActionFromContent(
+ {
+ type: at.NEW_TAB_INIT,
+ data: tabDetails,
+ },
+ msg.data.portID
+ );
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * onNewTabLoad - Handler for special RemotePage:Load message fired on page load.
+ *
+ * @param {obj} msg The messsage from a page that was just loaded
+ * @param {obj} tabDetails details about a loaded tab, similar to onNewTabInit
+ */
+ onNewTabLoad(msg, tabDetails) {
+ this.tabLoaded(tabDetails);
+ }
+
+ tabLoaded(tabDetails) {
+ tabDetails.loaded = true;
+
+ let { browser } = tabDetails;
+ if (
+ this.isPreloadedBrowser(browser) &&
+ browser.ownerGlobal.windowState !== browser.ownerGlobal.STATE_MINIMIZED &&
+ !browser.ownerGlobal.isFullyOccluded
+ ) {
+ // As a perceived performance optimization, if this loaded Activity Stream
+ // happens to be a preloaded browser in a window that is not minimized or
+ // occluded, have it render its layers to the compositor now to increase
+ // the odds that by the time we switch to the tab, the layers are already
+ // ready to present to the user.
+ browser.renderLayers = true;
+ }
+
+ this.onActionFromContent({ type: at.NEW_TAB_LOAD }, tabDetails.portID);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * onNewTabUnloadLoad - Handler for special RemotePage:Unload message fired
+ * on page unload.
+ *
+ * @param {obj} msg The messsage from a page that was just unloaded
+ * @param {obj} tabDetails details about a loaded tab, similar to onNewTabInit
+ */
+ onNewTabUnload(msg, tabDetails) {
+ this.onActionFromContent({ type: at.NEW_TAB_UNLOAD }, tabDetails.portID);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * onMessage - Handles custom messages from content. It expects all messages to
+ * be formatted as Redux actions, and dispatches them to this.store
+ *
+ * @param {obj} msg A custom message from content
+ * @param {obj} msg.action A Redux action (e.g. {type: "HELLO_WORLD"})
+ * @param {obj} msg.target A message target
+ * @param {obj} tabDetails details about a loaded tab, similar to onNewTabInit
+ */
+ onMessage(msg, tabDetails) {
+ if (!msg.data || !msg.data.type) {
+ console.error(
+ new Error(
+ `Received an improperly formatted message from ${tabDetails.portID}`
+ )
+ );
+ return;
+ }
+ let action = {};
+ Object.assign(action, msg.data);
+ // target is used to access a browser reference that came from the content
+ // and should only be used in feeds (not reducers)
+ action._target = {
+ browser: tabDetails.browser,
+ };
+
+ this.onActionFromContent(action, tabDetails.portID);
+ }
+}
+
+const EXPORTED_SYMBOLS = ["ActivityStreamMessageChannel", "DEFAULT_OPTIONS"];