palemoon-dev/platform/netwerk/base/nsIRequestContext.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

%{C++
// Forward-declare mozilla::net::SpdyPushCache
namespace mozilla {
namespace net {
class SpdyPushCache;
}
}
%}

[ptr] native SpdyPushCachePtr(mozilla::net::SpdyPushCache);

/**
 * The nsIRequestContext is used to maintain state about connections
 * that are in some way associated with each other (often by being part
 * of the same load group) and how they interact with blocking items like
 * HEAD css/js loads.
 *
 * This used to be known as nsILoadGroupConnectionInfo and nsISchedulingContext.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(658e3e6e-8633-4b1a-8d66-fa9f72293e63)]
interface nsIRequestContext : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * A unique identifier for this request context
   */
  [noscript] readonly attribute nsID ID;

  /**
   * Number of active blocking transactions associated with this context
   */
  readonly attribute unsigned long blockingTransactionCount;

  /**
   * Increase the number of active blocking transactions associated
   * with this context by one.
   */
  void addBlockingTransaction();

  /**
   * Decrease the number of active blocking transactions associated
   * with this context by one. The return value is the number of remaining
   * blockers.
   */
  unsigned long removeBlockingTransaction();

  /**
   * This gives out a weak pointer to the push cache.
   * The nsIRequestContext implementation owns the cache
   * and will destroy it when overwritten or when the context
   * ends.
   */
  [noscript] attribute SpdyPushCachePtr spdyPushCache;

  /**
   * This holds a cached value of the user agent override.
   */
  [noscript] attribute ACString userAgentOverride;
};

/**
 * The nsIRequestContextService is how anyone gets access to a request
 * context when they haven't been explicitly given a strong reference to an
 * existing one. It is responsible for creating and handing out strong
 * references to nsIRequestContexts, but only keeps weak references itself.
 * The shared request context will go away once no one else is keeping a
 * reference to it. If you ask for a request context that has no one else
 * holding a reference to it, you'll get a brand new request context. Anyone
 * who asks for the same request context while you're holding a reference
 * will get a reference to the same request context you have.
 */
[uuid(7fcbf4da-d828-4acc-b144-e5435198f727)]
interface nsIRequestContextService : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Get an existing request context from its ID
   */
  nsIRequestContext getRequestContext(in nsIDRef id);

  /**
   * Create a new request context identifier
   */
  nsID newRequestContextID();

  /**
   * Remove an existing request context from its ID
   */
  void removeRequestContext(in nsIDRef id);
};