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+/* -*- 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/. */
+
+/**
+ * The nsIComponentManager interface.
+ */
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+interface nsIFile;
+interface nsIFactory;
+interface nsIArray;
+interface nsIUTF8StringEnumerator;
+
+[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(d604ffc3-1ba3-4f6c-b65f-1ed4199364c3)]
+interface nsIComponentManager : nsISupports
+{
+ /**
+ * getClassObject
+ *
+ * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
+ * CID aClass
+ *
+ * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
+ */
+ void getClassObject(in nsCIDRef aClass,
+ in nsIIDRef aIID,
+ [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+ /**
+ * getClassObjectByContractID
+ *
+ * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
+ * CID aClass
+ *
+ * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
+ */
+ void getClassObjectByContractID(in string aContractID,
+ in nsIIDRef aIID,
+ [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+
+ /**
+ * createInstance
+ *
+ * Create an instance of the CID aClass and return the interface aIID.
+ *
+ * @param aClass : ClassID of object instance requested
+ * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+ */
+ [noscript]
+ void createInstance(in nsCIDRef aClass,
+ in nsIIDRef aIID,
+ [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+ /**
+ * createInstanceByContractID
+ *
+ * Create an instance of the CID that implements aContractID and return the
+ * interface aIID.
+ *
+ * @param aContractID : aContractID of object instance requested
+ * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+ */
+ [noscript]
+ void createInstanceByContractID(in string aContractID,
+ in nsIIDRef aIID,
+ [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+ /**
+ * addBootstrappedManifestLocation
+ *
+ * Adds a bootstrapped manifest location on runtime.
+ *
+ * @param aLocation : A directory where chrome.manifest resides,
+ * or an XPI with it on the root.
+ */
+ void addBootstrappedManifestLocation(in nsIFile aLocation);
+
+ /**
+ * removeBootstrappedManifestLocation
+ *
+ * Removes a bootstrapped manifest location on runtime.
+ *
+ * @param aLocation : A directory where chrome.manifest resides,
+ * or an XPI with it on the root.
+ */
+ void removeBootstrappedManifestLocation(in nsIFile aLocation);
+
+ /**
+ * getManifestLocations
+ *
+ * Get an array of nsIURIs of all registered and builtin manifest locations.
+ */
+ nsIArray getManifestLocations();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a list of JSM URLs which are used to create components. This
+ * should only be used in automation.
+ */
+ nsIUTF8StringEnumerator getComponentJSMs();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a list of ESM URLs which are used to create components. This
+ * should only be used in automation.
+ */
+ nsIUTF8StringEnumerator getComponentESModules();
+};
+
+
+%{ C++
+#ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
+#include "nsComponentManagerUtils.h"
+#endif
+%} C++