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diff --git a/xpcom/threads/nsITimer.idl b/xpcom/threads/nsITimer.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d20c315b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/xpcom/threads/nsITimer.idl @@ -0,0 +1,376 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- + * 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" +#include "nsINamed.idl" + +interface nsIObserver; +interface nsIEventTarget; + +%{C++ +#include "mozilla/MemoryReporting.h" +#include "mozilla/TimeStamp.h" +#include <functional> + +/** + * The signature of the timer callback function passed to initWithFuncCallback. + * This is the function that will get called when the timer expires if the + * timer is initialized via initWithFuncCallback. + * + * @param aTimer the timer which has expired + * @param aClosure opaque parameter passed to initWithFuncCallback + */ +class nsITimer; +typedef void (*nsTimerCallbackFunc) (nsITimer *aTimer, void *aClosure); +%} + +native MallocSizeOf(mozilla::MallocSizeOf); +native nsTimerCallbackFunc(nsTimerCallbackFunc); +[ref] native TimeDuration(mozilla::TimeDuration); + +/** + * The callback interface for timers. + */ +interface nsITimer; + +[function, scriptable, uuid(a796816d-7d47-4348-9ab8-c7aeb3216a7d)] +interface nsITimerCallback : nsISupports +{ + /** + * @param aTimer the timer which has expired + */ + void notify(in nsITimer timer); +}; + +%{C++ +// Two timer deadlines must differ by less than half the PRIntervalTime domain. +#define DELAY_INTERVAL_LIMIT PR_BIT(8 * sizeof(PRIntervalTime) - 1) +%} + +/** + * nsITimer instances must be initialized by calling one of the "init" methods + * documented below. You may also re-initialize (using one of the init() + * methods) an existing instance to avoid the overhead of destroying and + * creating a timer. It is not necessary to cancel the timer in that case. + * + * By default a timer will fire on the thread that created it. Set the .target + * attribute to fire on a different thread. Once you have set a timer's .target + * and called one of its init functions, any further interactions with the timer + * (calling cancel(), changing member fields, etc) should only be done by the + * target thread, or races may occur with bad results like timers firing after + * they've been canceled, and/or not firing after re-initiatization. + */ +[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(3de4b105-363c-482c-a409-baac83a01bfc)] +interface nsITimer : nsISupports +{ + /* Timer types */ + + /** + * Type of a timer that fires once only. + */ + const short TYPE_ONE_SHOT = 0; + + /** + * After firing, a TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK timer is stopped and not restarted + * until its callback completes. Specified timer period will be at least + * the time between when processing for last firing the callback completes + * and when the next firing occurs. + * + * This is the preferable repeating type for most situations. + */ + const short TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK = 1; + + /** + * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE is just a synonym for + * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP. They used to be distinct, but the old + * TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE kind was similar to TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP + * while also being less useful. So the distinction was removed. + */ + const short TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE = 2; + + /** + * A TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP repeating timer aims to have constant + * period between firings. The processing time for each timer callback will + * not influence the timer period. If the callback finishes after the next + * firing(s) should have happened (either because the callback took a long + * time, or the callback was called extremely late), that firing(s) is + * skipped, but the following sequence of firing times will not be altered. + * This timer type guarantees that it will not queue up new events to fire + * the callback until the previous callback event finishes firing. This is + * the only non-slack timer available. + */ + const short TYPE_REPEATING_PRECISE_CAN_SKIP = 3; + + /** + * Same as TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK with the exception that idle events + * won't yield to timers with this type. Use this when you want an + * idle callback to be scheduled to run even though this timer is + * about to fire. + */ + const short TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK_LOW_PRIORITY = 4; + + /** + * Same as TYPE_ONE_SHOT with the exception that idle events won't + * yield to timers with this type. Use this when you want an idle + * callback to be scheduled to run even though this timer is about + * to fire. + */ + const short TYPE_ONE_SHOT_LOW_PRIORITY = 5; + + /** + * Initialize a timer that will fire after the said delay. + * A user must keep a reference to this timer till it is + * is no longer needed or has been cancelled. + * + * @param aObserver the callback object that observes the + * ``timer-callback'' topic with the subject being + * the timer itself when the timer fires: + * + * observe(nsISupports aSubject, => nsITimer + * string aTopic, => ``timer-callback'' + * wstring data => null + * + * @param aDelayInMs delay in milliseconds for timer to fire + * @param aType timer type per TYPE* consts defined above + */ + void init(in nsIObserver aObserver, in unsigned long aDelayInMs, + in unsigned long aType); + + + /** + * Initialize a timer to fire after the given millisecond interval. + * This version takes a callback object. + * + * @param aFunc nsITimerCallback interface to call when timer expires + * @param aDelayInMs The millisecond interval + * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above + */ + void initWithCallback(in nsITimerCallback aCallback, + in unsigned long aDelayInMs, + in unsigned long aType); + + /** + * Initialize a timer to fire after the high resolution TimeDuration. + * This version takes a callback object. + * + * @param aFunc nsITimerCallback interface to call when timer expires + * @param aDelay The high resolution interval + * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above + */ + [noscript] void initHighResolutionWithCallback(in nsITimerCallback aCallback, + [const] in TimeDuration aDelay, + in unsigned long aType); + + /** + * Cancel the timer. This method works on all types, not just on repeating + * timers -- you might want to cancel a TYPE_ONE_SHOT timer, and even reuse + * it by re-initializing it (to avoid object destruction and creation costs + * by conserving one timer instance). + */ + void cancel(); + + /** + * Like initWithFuncCallback, but also takes a name for the timer; the name + * will be used when timer profiling is enabled via the "TimerFirings" log + * module. + * + * @param aFunc The function to invoke + * @param aClosure An opaque pointer to pass to that function + * @param aDelay The millisecond interval + * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above + * @param aName The timer's name + */ + [noscript] void initWithNamedFuncCallback(in nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + in voidPtr aClosure, + in unsigned long aDelay, + in unsigned long aType, + in string aName); + + /** + * Initialize a timer to fire after the high resolution TimeDuration. + * This version takes a named function callback. + * + * @param aFunc The function to invoke + * @param aClosure An opaque pointer to pass to that function + * @param aDelay The high resolution interval + * @param aType Timer type per TYPE* consts defined above + * @param aName The timer's name + */ + [noscript] void initHighResolutionWithNamedFuncCallback( + in nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + in voidPtr aClosure, + [const] in TimeDuration aDelay, + in unsigned long aType, + in string aName); + + /** + * The millisecond delay of the timeout. + * + * NOTE: Re-setting the delay on a one-shot timer that has already fired + * doesn't restart the timer. Call one of the init() methods to restart + * a one-shot timer. + */ + attribute unsigned long delay; + + /** + * The timer type - one of the above TYPE_* constants. + */ + attribute unsigned long type; + + /** + * The opaque pointer pass to initWithFuncCallback. + */ + [noscript] readonly attribute voidPtr closure; + + /** + * The nsITimerCallback object passed to initWithCallback. + */ + readonly attribute nsITimerCallback callback; + + /** + * The nsIEventTarget where the callback will be dispatched. Note that this + * target may only be set before the call to one of the init methods above. + * + * By default the target is the thread that created the timer. + */ + attribute nsIEventTarget target; + + readonly attribute ACString name; + + /** + * The number of microseconds this nsITimer implementation can possibly + * fire early. + */ + [noscript] readonly attribute unsigned long allowedEarlyFiringMicroseconds; + + [notxpcom, nostdcall] size_t sizeOfIncludingThis(in MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf); +}; + +%{C++ +#include "nsCOMPtr.h" + +already_AddRefed<nsITimer> NS_NewTimer(); + +already_AddRefed<nsITimer> NS_NewTimer(nsIEventTarget* aTarget); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithObserver(nsITimer** aTimer, + nsIObserver* aObserver, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + nsITimerCallback* aCallback, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimerCallback* aCallback, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + nsITimerCallback* aCallback, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimerCallback* aCallback, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + std::function<void(nsITimer*)>&& aCallback, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(std::function<void(nsITimer*)>&& aCallback, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + std::function<void(nsITimer*)>&& aCallback, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithCallback(std::function<void(nsITimer*)>&& aCallback, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + void* aClosure, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + void* aClosure, + uint32_t aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +nsresult +NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsITimer** aTimer, + nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + void* aClosure, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); +mozilla::Result<nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>, nsresult> +NS_NewTimerWithFuncCallback(nsTimerCallbackFunc aCallback, + void* aClosure, + const mozilla::TimeDuration& aDelay, + uint32_t aType, + const char* aNameString, + nsIEventTarget* aTarget = nullptr); + +#define NS_TIMER_CALLBACK_TOPIC "timer-callback" + +#ifndef RELEASE_OR_BETA +#undef NS_DECL_NSITIMERCALLBACK +#define NS_DECL_NSITIMERCALLBACK \ + NS_IMETHOD Notify(nsITimer *timer) override; \ + inline void _ensure_GetName_exists(void) { \ + static_assert(std::is_convertible<decltype(this), nsINamed*>::value, \ + "nsITimerCallback implementations must also implement nsINamed"); \ + } +#endif +%} + +[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(5482506d-1d21-4d08-b01c-95c87e1295ad)] +interface nsITimerManager : nsISupports +{ + /** + * Returns a read-only list of nsITimer objects, implementing only the name, + * delay and type attribute getters. + * This is meant to be used for tests, to verify that no timer is leftover + * at the end of a test. */ + Array<nsITimer> getTimers(); +}; |