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diff --git a/comm/mailnews/search/public/nsIMsgTraitService.idl b/comm/mailnews/search/public/nsIMsgTraitService.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..23ade21d8d --- /dev/null +++ b/comm/mailnews/search/public/nsIMsgTraitService.idl @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +/* 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/. */ + + /** + * This interface provides management of traits that are used to categorize + * messages. A trait is some characteristic of a message, such as being "junk" + * or "personal", that may be discoverable by analysis of the message. + * + * Traits are described by a universal identifier "id" as a string, as well + * as a local integer identifier "index". One purpose of this service is to + * provide the mapping between those forms. + * + * Recommended (but not required) format for id: + * "extensionName@example.org#traitName" + */ + +#include "nsISupports.idl" + +[scriptable, uuid(2CB15FB0-A912-40d3-8882-F2765C75655F)] +interface nsIMsgTraitService : nsISupports +{ + /** + * the highest ever index for a registered trait. The first trait is 1, + * == 0 means no traits are defined + */ + readonly attribute long lastIndex; + + /** + * Register a trait. May be called multiple times, but subsequent + * calls do not register the trait + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * + * @return the internal index for the registered trait if newly + * registered, else 0 + */ + unsigned long registerTrait(in ACString id); + + /** + * Unregister a trait. + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + */ + void unRegisterTrait(in ACString id); + + /** + * is a trait registered? + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * + * @return true if registered + */ + boolean isRegistered(in ACString id); + + /** + * set the trait name, which is an optional short description of the trait + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * @param name description of the trait. + */ + void setName(in ACString id, in ACString name); + + /** + * get the trait name, which is an optional short description of the trait + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * + * @return description of the trait + */ + ACString getName(in ACString id); + + /** + * get the internal index number for the trait. + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * + * @return internal index number for the trait + */ + unsigned long getIndex(in ACString id); + + /** + * get the trait universal identifier for an internal trait index + * + * @param index the internal identifier for the trait + * + * @return trait universal identifier + */ + ACString getId(in unsigned long index); + + /** + * enable the trait for analysis. Each enabled trait will be analyzed by + * the bayesian code. The enabled trait is the "pro" trait that represents + * messages matching the trait. Each enabled trait also needs a corresponding + * anti trait defined, which represents messages that do not match the trait. + * The anti trait does not need to be enabled + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * @param enabled should this trait be processed by the bayesian analyzer? + */ + void setEnabled(in ACString id, in boolean enabled); + + /** + * Should this trait be processed by the bayes analyzer? + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * + * @return true if this is a "pro" trait to process + */ + boolean getEnabled(in ACString id); + + /** + * set the anti trait, which indicates messages that have been marked as + * NOT matching a particular trait. + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier + * @param antiId trait id for messages marked as not matching the trait + */ + void setAntiId(in ACString id, in ACString antiId); + + /** + * get the id of traits that do not match a particular trait + * + * @param id the trait universal identifier for a "pro" trait + * + * @return universal trait identifier for an "anti" trait that does not + * match the "pro" trait messages + */ + ACString getAntiId(in ACString id); + + /** + * Get an array of "pro" traits to be analyzed by the bayesian code. This is + * a "pro" trait of messages that match the trait. + * Only enabled traits are returned. + * This should return the same number of indices as the corresponding call to + * getEnabledAntiIndices(). + * + * @return an array of trait internal indices for "pro" trait to analyze + */ + Array<unsigned long> getEnabledProIndices(); + + /** + * Get an array of "anti" traits to be analyzed by the bayesian code. This is + * a "anti" trait of messages that do not match the trait. + * Only enabled traits are returned. + * This should return the same number of indices as the corresponding call to + * getEnabledProIndices(). + * + * @return an array of trait internal indices for "anti" trait to analyze + */ + Array<unsigned long> getEnabledAntiIndices(); + + /** + * Add a trait as an alias of another trait. An alias is a trait whose + * counts will be combined with the aliased trait. This allows multiple sets + * of corpus data to be used to provide information on a single message + * characteristic, while allowing each individual set of corpus data to + * retain its own identity. + * + * @param aTraitIndex the internal identifier for the aliased trait + * @param aTraitAlias the internal identifier for the alias to add + */ + void addAlias(in unsigned long aTraitIndex, in unsigned long aTraitAlias); + + /** + * Removes a trait as an alias of another trait. + * + * @param aTraitIndex the internal identifier for the aliased trait + * @param aTraitAlias the internal identifier for the alias to remove + */ + void removeAlias(in unsigned long aTraitIndex, in unsigned long aTraitAlias); + + /** + * Get an array of trait aliases for a trait index, if any + * + * @param aTraitIndex the internal identifier for the aliased trait + * + * @return an array of internal identifiers for aliases + */ + Array<unsigned long> getAliases(in unsigned long aTraitIndex); + +}; |