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diff --git a/comm/mailnews/mime/public/msgIStructuredHeaders.idl b/comm/mailnews/mime/public/msgIStructuredHeaders.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2f1e56a7b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/comm/mailnews/mime/public/msgIStructuredHeaders.idl @@ -0,0 +1,175 @@ +/* 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" + +%{C++ +#include "nsCOMArray.h" + +#define NS_ISTRUCTUREDHEADERS_CONTRACTID \ + "@mozilla.org/messenger/structuredheaders;1" +%} + +interface msgIAddressObject; +interface nsIUTF8StringEnumerator; + +/** + * A collection of MIME headers that are stored in a rich, structured format. + * + * The structured forms defined in this method use the structured decoder and + * encoder functionality found in jsmime to interconvert between the raw string + * forms found in the actual message text and the structured forms supported by + * this interface. Extensions can register their own custom structured headers + * by listing the source URL of their code under the category + * "custom-mime-encoder". + * + * The alternative modes of access for specific headers are expected to only + * work for the headers for which that mode of access is the correct one. For + * example, retrieving the "To" header from getUnstructuredHeader would fail, + * since the To header is not an unstructured header but an addressing header. + * They are provided mostly as a convenience to C++ which is much less able to + * utilize a fully generic format. + * + * With the exception of mismatched headers, the methods do not throw an + * exception if the header is missing but rather return an appropriate default + * value as indicated in their documentation. + */ +[scriptable, uuid(e109bf4f-788f-47ba-bfa8-1236ede05597)] +interface msgIStructuredHeaders : nsISupports { + /** + * Retrieve the value of the header stored in this set of headers. If the + * header is not present, then undefined is returned. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to retrieve. + */ + jsval getHeader(in string aHeaderName); + + /** + * Return true if and only if the given header is already set. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to retrieve. + */ + bool hasHeader(in string aHeaderName); + + /** + * Retrieve the value of the header as if it is an unstructured header. Such + * headers include most notably the Subject header. If the header is not + * present, then null is returned. This is reflected in C++ as an empty string + * with IsVoid() set to true (distinguishing it from a header that is present + * but contains an empty string). + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to retrieve. + */ + AString getUnstructuredHeader(in string aHeaderName); + + /** + * Retrieve the value of the header if it is an addressing header, such as the + * From or To headers. If the header is not present, then an empty array is + * returned. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to retrieve. + * @param aPreserveGroups If false (the default), then the result is a flat + * list of addresses, with all group annotations + * removed. + * If true, then some address objects may represent + * groups in the header, preserving the original header + * structure. + */ + Array<msgIAddressObject> getAddressingHeader(in string aHeaderName, + [optional] in boolean aPreserveGroups); + + /** + * Retrieve a raw version of the header value as would be represented in MIME. + * This form does not include the header name and colon, trailing whitespace, + * nor embedded CRLF pairs in the case of very long header names. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to retrieve. + */ + AUTF8String getRawHeader(in string aHeaderName); + + /** + * Retrieve an enumerator of the names of all headers in this set of headers. + * The header names returned may be in different cases depending on the + * precise implementation of this interface, so implementations should not + * rely on an exact kind of case being returned. + */ + readonly attribute nsIUTF8StringEnumerator headerNames; + + /** + * Retrieve the MIME representation of all of the headers. + * + * The header values are emitted in an ASCII form, unless internationalized + * email addresses are involved. The extra CRLF indicating the end of headers + * is not included in this representation. + * + * This accessor is provided mainly for the benefit of C++ consumers of this + * interface, since the JSMime headeremitter functionality allows more + * fine-grained customization of the results. + * + * @param sanitizeDate If true convert the date to UTC and round to closest minute. + */ + AUTF8String buildMimeText([optional] in boolean sanitizeDate); + +}; + +/** + * An interface that enhances msgIStructuredHeaders by allowing the values of + * headers to be modified. + */ +[scriptable, uuid(5dcbbef6-2356-45d8-86d7-b3e73f9c9a0c)] +interface msgIWritableStructuredHeaders : msgIStructuredHeaders { + /** + * Store the given value for the given header, overwriting any previous value + * that was stored for said header. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to store. + * @param aValue The rich, structured value of the header to store. + */ + void setHeader(in string aHeaderName, in jsval aValue); + + /** + * Forget any previous value that was stored for the given header. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to delete. + */ + void deleteHeader(in string aHeaderName); + + /** + * Copy all of the structured values from another set of structured headers to + * the current one, overwriting any values that may have been specified + * locally. Note that the copy is a shallow copy of the value. + * + * @param aOtherHeaders A set of header values to be copied. + */ + void addAllHeaders(in msgIStructuredHeaders aOtherHeaders); + + /** + * Set the value of the header as if it were an unstructured header. Such + * headers include most notably the Subject header. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to store. + * @param aValue The value to store. + */ + void setUnstructuredHeader(in string aHeaderName, in AString aValue); + + /** + * Set the value of the header as if it were an addressing header, such as the + * From or To headers. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to set. + * @param aAddresses The addresses to store. + */ + void setAddressingHeader(in string aHeaderName, + in Array<msgIAddressObject> aAddresses); + + /** + * Store the value of the header using a raw version as would be represented + * in MIME. + * + * @param aHeaderName The name of the header to store. + * @param aValue The raw MIME header value to store. + */ + void setRawHeader(in string aHeaderName, in AUTF8String aValue); + +}; |