Bug 1372829 - Part 2: mozilla::EditorBase should cache raw pointer of nsISelectionController and nsIDocument with nsWeakPtr

Tag #1375

8 files changed, 288 insertions, 164 deletions

diff --git a/dom/base/FragmentOrElement.h b/dom/base/FragmentOrElement.h
index 4edd88908..07403cf39 100644
--- a/dom/base/FragmentOrElement.h
+++ b/dom/base/FragmentOrElement.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
   // nsIWeakReference
   NS_DECL_NSIWEAKREFERENCE
   virtual size_t SizeOfOnlyThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf) const override;
+  virtual bool IsAlive() const override { return mNode != nullptr; }
 
   void NoticeNodeDestruction()
   {
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
index f068e9179..5df4ff2c4 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "mozilla/TextComposition.h"    // for TextComposition
 #include "mozilla/TextEvents.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/Element.h"        // for Element, nsINode::AsElement
+#include "mozilla/dom/HTMLBodyElement.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/Text.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/Event.h"
 #include "mozilla/mozalloc.h"           // for operator new, etc.
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@
 #include "nsIDOMNode.h"                 // for nsIDOMNode, etc.
 #include "nsIDOMNodeList.h"             // for nsIDOMNodeList
 #include "nsIDOMText.h"                 // for nsIDOMText
-#include "nsIDocument.h"                // for nsIDocument
 #include "nsIDocumentStateListener.h"   // for nsIDocumentStateListener
 #include "nsIEditActionListener.h"      // for nsIEditActionListener
 #include "nsIEditorObserver.h"          // for nsIEditorObserver
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ EditorBase::EditorBase()
 
 EditorBase::~EditorBase()
 {
-  NS_ASSERTION(!mDocWeak || mDidPreDestroy, "Why PreDestroy hasn't been called?");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(!IsInitialized() || mDidPreDestroy,
+             "Why PreDestroy hasn't been called?");
 
   if (mComposition) {
     mComposition->OnEditorDestroyed();
@@ -220,20 +221,21 @@ NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTING_RELEASE(EditorBase)
 
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
-EditorBase::Init(nsIDOMDocument* aDoc,
+EditorBase::Init(nsIDOMDocument* aDOMDocument,
                  nsIContent* aRoot,
-                 nsISelectionController* aSelCon,
+                 nsISelectionController* aSelectionController,
                  uint32_t aFlags,
                  const nsAString& aValue)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(mAction == EditAction::none,
              "Initializing during an edit action is an error");
-  MOZ_ASSERT(aDoc);
-  if (!aDoc)
+  MOZ_ASSERT(aDOMDocument);
+  if (!aDOMDocument) {
     return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
+  }
 
   // First only set flags, but other stuff shouldn't be initialized now.
-  // Don't move this call after initializing mDocWeak.
+  // Don't move this call after initializing mDocumentWeak.
   // SetFlags() can check whether it's called during initialization or not by
   // them.  Note that SetFlags() will be called by PostCreate().
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -242,19 +244,21 @@ EditorBase::Init(nsIDOMDocument* aDoc,
   SetFlags(aFlags);
   NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv), "SetFlags() failed");
 
-  mDocWeak = do_GetWeakReference(aDoc);  // weak reference to doc
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = do_QueryInterface(aDOMDocument);
+  mDocumentWeak = document.get();
   // HTML editors currently don't have their own selection controller,
   // so they'll pass null as aSelCon, and we'll get the selection controller
   // off of the presshell.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-  if (aSelCon) {
-    mSelConWeak = do_GetWeakReference(aSelCon);   // weak reference to selectioncontroller
-    selCon = aSelCon;
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController;
+  if (aSelectionController) {
+    mSelectionControllerWeak = aSelectionController;
+    selectionController = aSelectionController;
   } else {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> presShell = GetPresShell();
-    selCon = do_QueryInterface(presShell);
+    selectionController = do_QueryInterface(presShell);
   }
-  NS_ASSERTION(selCon, "Selection controller should be available at this point");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(selectionController,
+             "Selection controller should be available at this point");
 
   //set up root element if we are passed one.
   if (aRoot)
@@ -271,13 +275,14 @@ EditorBase::Init(nsIDOMDocument* aDoc,
     mIMETextNode = nullptr;
   }
 
-  /* Show the caret */
-  selCon->SetCaretReadOnly(false);
-  selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
-
-  selCon->SetSelectionFlags(nsISelectionDisplay::DISPLAY_ALL);//we want to see all the selection reflected to user
+  // Show the caret.
+  selectionController->SetCaretReadOnly(false);
+  selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                         nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
+  // Show all the selection reflected to user.
+  selectionController->SetSelectionFlags(nsISelectionDisplay::DISPLAY_ALL);
 
-  NS_POSTCONDITION(mDocWeak, "bad state");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(IsInitialized());
 
   // Make sure that the editor will be destroyed properly
   mDidPreDestroy = false;
@@ -356,8 +361,9 @@ EditorBase::CreateEventListeners()
 nsresult
 EditorBase::InstallEventListeners()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak && mEventListener,
-                 NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized()) || NS_WARN_IF(!mEventListener)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
 
   // Initialize the event target.
   nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> rootContent = GetRoot();
@@ -378,7 +384,7 @@ EditorBase::InstallEventListeners()
 void
 EditorBase::RemoveEventListeners()
 {
-  if (!mDocWeak || !mEventListener) {
+  if (!IsInitialized() || !mEventListener) {
     return;
   }
   reinterpret_cast<EditorEventListener*>(mEventListener.get())->Disconnect();
@@ -501,7 +507,7 @@ EditorBase::SetFlags(uint32_t aFlags)
   bool spellcheckerWasEnabled = CanEnableSpellCheck();
   mFlags = aFlags;
 
-  if (!mDocWeak) {
+  if (!IsInitialized()) {
     // If we're initializing, we shouldn't do anything now.
     // SetFlags() will be called by PostCreate(),
     // we should synchronize some stuff for the flags at that time.
@@ -567,17 +573,15 @@ EditorBase::GetIsDocumentEditable(bool* aIsDocumentEditable)
 already_AddRefed<nsIDocument>
 EditorBase::GetDocument()
 {
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "bad state, mDocWeak weak pointer not initialized");
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  return doc.forget();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = mDocumentWeak.get();
+  return document.forget();
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<nsIDOMDocument>
 EditorBase::GetDOMDocument()
 {
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "bad state, mDocWeak weak pointer not initialized");
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  return doc.forget();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> domDocument = do_QueryInterface(mDocumentWeak);
+  return domDocument.forget();
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
@@ -590,11 +594,12 @@ EditorBase::GetDocument(nsIDOMDocument** aDoc)
 already_AddRefed<nsIPresShell>
 EditorBase::GetPresShell()
 {
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "bad state, null mDocWeak");
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, nullptr);
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = doc->GetShell();
-  return ps.forget();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> presShell = document->GetShell();
+  return presShell.forget();
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<nsIWidget>
@@ -640,14 +645,14 @@ EditorBase::GetSelectionController(nsISelectionController** aSel)
 already_AddRefed<nsISelectionController>
 EditorBase::GetSelectionController()
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-  if (mSelConWeak) {
-    selCon = do_QueryReferent(mSelConWeak);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController;
+  if (mSelectionControllerWeak) {
+    selectionController = mSelectionControllerWeak.get();
   } else {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> presShell = GetPresShell();
-    selCon = do_QueryInterface(presShell);
+    selectionController = do_QueryInterface(presShell);
   }
-  return selCon.forget();
+  return selectionController.forget();
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
@@ -1065,7 +1070,8 @@ EditorBase::GetDocumentIsEmpty(bool* aDocumentIsEmpty)
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::SelectAll()
 {
-  if (!mDocWeak) {
+  // XXX Why doesn't this check if the document is alive?
+  if (!IsInitialized()) {
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
   }
   ForceCompositionEnd();
@@ -1078,7 +1084,8 @@ EditorBase::SelectAll()
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::BeginningOfDocument()
 {
-  if (!mDocWeak) {
+  // XXX Why doesn't this check if the document is alive?
+  if (!IsInitialized()) {
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
   }
 
@@ -1115,7 +1122,10 @@ EditorBase::BeginningOfDocument()
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::EndOfDocument()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  // XXX Why doesn't this check if the document is alive?
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized())) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
 
   // get selection
   RefPtr<Selection> selection = GetSelection();
@@ -1150,20 +1160,22 @@ EditorBase::GetDocumentModified(bool* outDocModified)
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::GetDocumentCharacterSet(nsACString& characterSet)
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
-
-  characterSet = doc->GetDocumentCharacterSet();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
+  }
+  characterSet = document->GetDocumentCharacterSet();
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::SetDocumentCharacterSet(const nsACString& characterSet)
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
-
-  doc->SetDocumentCharacterSet(characterSet);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
+  }
+  document->SetDocumentCharacterSet(characterSet);
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2004,12 +2016,17 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::DebugDumpContent()
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
-
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLElement>bodyElem;
-  doc->GetBody(getter_AddRefs(bodyElem));
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> content = do_QueryInterface(bodyElem);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLDocument> domHTMLDocument = do_QueryInterface(document);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!domHTMLDocument)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLElement> bodyElement;
+  domHTMLDocument->GetBody(getter_AddRefs(bodyElement));
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> content = do_QueryInterface(bodyElement);
   if (content) {
     content->List();
   }
@@ -2323,18 +2340,20 @@ EditorBase::CloneAttributes(Element* aDest,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::ScrollSelectionIntoView(bool aScrollToAnchor)
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(GetSelectionController(getter_AddRefs(selCon))) && selCon) {
-    int16_t region = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_FOCUS_REGION;
-
-    if (aScrollToAnchor) {
-      region = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ANCHOR_REGION;
-    }
-
-    selCon->ScrollSelectionIntoView(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_NORMAL,
-      region, nsISelectionController::SCROLL_OVERFLOW_HIDDEN);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController =
+    GetSelectionController();
+  if (!selectionController) {
+    return NS_OK;
   }
 
+  int16_t region = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_FOCUS_REGION;
+  if (aScrollToAnchor) {
+    region = nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ANCHOR_REGION;
+  }
+  selectionController->ScrollSelectionIntoView(
+                         nsISelectionController::SELECTION_NORMAL,
+                         region,
+                         nsISelectionController::SCROLL_OVERFLOW_HIDDEN);
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -4784,22 +4803,27 @@ EditorBase::InitializeSelection(nsIDOMEventTarget* aFocusEventTarget)
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> presShell = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(presShell, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-  nsresult rv = GetSelectionController(getter_AddRefs(selCon));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController =
+    GetSelectionController();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!selectionController)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  }
 
   // Init the caret
   RefPtr<nsCaret> caret = presShell->GetCaret();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(caret, NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
   caret->SetIgnoreUserModify(false);
   caret->SetSelection(selection);
-  selCon->SetCaretReadOnly(IsReadonly());
-  selCon->SetCaretEnabled(true);
+  selectionController->SetCaretReadOnly(IsReadonly());
+  selectionController->SetCaretEnabled(true);
 
   // Init selection
-  selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
-  selCon->SetSelectionFlags(nsISelectionDisplay::DISPLAY_ALL);
-  selCon->RepaintSelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_NORMAL);
+  selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                         nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
+  selectionController->SetSelectionFlags(
+                         nsISelectionDisplay::DISPLAY_ALL);
+  selectionController->RepaintSelection(
+                         nsISelectionController::SELECTION_NORMAL);
   // If the computed selection root isn't root content, we should set it
   // as selection ancestor limit.  However, if that is root element, it means
   // there is not limitation of the selection, then, we must set nullptr.
@@ -4867,9 +4891,11 @@ private:
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 EditorBase::FinalizeSelection()
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-  nsresult rv = GetSelectionController(getter_AddRefs(selCon));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController =
+    GetSelectionController();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!selectionController)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  }
 
   RefPtr<Selection> selection = GetSelection();
   NS_ENSURE_STATE(selection);
@@ -4879,7 +4905,7 @@ EditorBase::FinalizeSelection()
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> presShell = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(presShell, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
-  selCon->SetCaretEnabled(false);
+  selectionController->SetCaretEnabled(false);
 
   nsFocusManager* fm = nsFocusManager::GetFocusManager();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(fm, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
@@ -4894,29 +4920,33 @@ EditorBase::FinalizeSelection()
     ErrorResult ret;
     if (!doc || !doc->HasFocus(ret)) {
       // If the document already lost focus, mark the selection as disabled.
-      selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_DISABLED);
+      selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                             nsISelectionController::SELECTION_DISABLED);
     } else {
       // Otherwise, mark selection as normal because outside of a
       // contenteditable element should be selected with normal selection
       // color after here.
-      selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
+      selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                             nsISelectionController::SELECTION_ON);
     }
   } else if (IsFormWidget() || IsPasswordEditor() ||
              IsReadonly() || IsDisabled() || IsInputFiltered()) {
     // In <input> or <textarea>, the independent selection should be hidden
     // while this editor doesn't have focus.
-    selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_HIDDEN);
+    selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                           nsISelectionController::SELECTION_HIDDEN);
   } else {
     // Otherwise, although we're not sure how this case happens, the
     // independent selection should be marked as disabled.
-    selCon->SetDisplaySelection(nsISelectionController::SELECTION_DISABLED);
+    selectionController->SetDisplaySelection(
+                           nsISelectionController::SELECTION_DISABLED);
   }
 
 
   // FinalizeSelection might be called from ContentRemoved even if selection
   // isn't updated.  So we need to call RepaintSelection after updated it.
   nsContentUtils::AddScriptRunner(
-                    new RepaintSelectionRunner(selCon));
+                    new RepaintSelectionRunner(selectionController));
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -5127,8 +5157,11 @@ EditorBase::IsActiveInDOMWindow()
   nsFocusManager* fm = nsFocusManager::GetFocusManager();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(fm, false);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = doc->GetWindow();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = document->GetWindow();
   nsCOMPtr<nsPIDOMWindowOuter> win;
   nsIContent* content =
     nsFocusManager::GetFocusedDescendant(ourWindow, false,
@@ -5236,10 +5269,11 @@ EditorBase::GetIMESelectionStartOffsetIn(nsINode* aTextNode)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(aTextNode, "aTextNode must not be nullptr");
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController;
-  nsresult rv = GetSelectionController(getter_AddRefs(selectionController));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, -1);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(selectionController, -1);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController =
+    GetSelectionController();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!selectionController)) {
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   int32_t minOffset = INT32_MAX;
   static const SelectionType kIMESelectionTypes[] = {
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.h b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.h
index 7ea0f4dab..618da12a8 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.h
+++ b/editor/libeditor/EditorBase.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"                   // for already_AddRefed, nsCOMPtr
 #include "nsCycleCollectionParticipant.h"
 #include "nsGkAtoms.h"
+#include "nsIDocument.h"                // for nsIDocument
 #include "nsIEditor.h"                  // for nsIEditor::EDirection, etc.
 #include "nsIEditorIMESupport.h"        // for NS_DECL_NSIEDITORIMESUPPORT, etc.
 #include "nsIObserver.h"                // for NS_DECL_NSIOBSERVER, etc.
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@
 
 class nsIAtom;
 class nsIContent;
-class nsIDOMDocument;
 class nsIDOMEvent;
 class nsIDOMEventListener;
 class nsIDOMEventTarget;
@@ -135,6 +135,57 @@ namespace widget {
 struct IMEState;
 } // namespace widget
 
+/**
+ * CachedWeakPtr stores a pointer to a class which inherits nsIWeakReference.
+ * If the instance of the class has already been destroyed, this returns
+ * nullptr.  Otherwise, returns cached pointer.
+ */
+template<class T>
+class CachedWeakPtr final
+{
+public:
+  CachedWeakPtr<T>()
+    : mCache(nullptr)
+  {
+  }
+
+  CachedWeakPtr<T>& operator=(T* aObject)
+  {
+    mWeakPtr = do_GetWeakReference(aObject);
+    mCache = aObject;
+    return *this;
+  }
+  CachedWeakPtr<T>& operator=(const nsCOMPtr<T>& aOther)
+  {
+    mWeakPtr = do_GetWeakReference(aOther);
+    mCache = aOther;
+    return *this;
+  }
+  CachedWeakPtr<T>& operator=(already_AddRefed<T>& aOther)
+  {
+    nsCOMPtr<T> other = aOther;
+    mWeakPtr = do_GetWeakReference(other);
+    mCache = other;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  bool IsAlive() const { return mWeakPtr && mWeakPtr->IsAlive(); }
+
+  explicit operator bool() const { return mWeakPtr; }
+  operator T*() const { return get(); }
+  T* get() const
+  {
+    if (mCache && !mWeakPtr->IsAlive()) {
+      const_cast<CachedWeakPtr<T>*>(this)->mCache = nullptr;
+    }
+    return mCache;
+  }
+
+private:
+  nsWeakPtr mWeakPtr;
+  T* MOZ_NON_OWNING_REF mCache;
+};
+
 #define kMOZEditorBogusNodeAttrAtom nsGkAtoms::mozeditorbogusnode
 #define kMOZEditorBogusNodeValue NS_LITERAL_STRING("TRUE")
 
@@ -178,6 +229,7 @@ public:
   NS_DECL_CYCLE_COLLECTING_ISUPPORTS
   NS_DECL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_CLASS_AMBIGUOUS(EditorBase, nsIEditor)
 
+  bool IsInitialized() const { return !!mDocumentWeak; }
   already_AddRefed<nsIDOMDocument> GetDOMDocument();
   already_AddRefed<nsIDocument> GetDocument();
   already_AddRefed<nsIPresShell> GetPresShell();
@@ -848,7 +900,7 @@ public:
 
   bool HasIndependentSelection() const
   {
-    return !!mSelConWeak;
+    return !!mSelectionControllerWeak;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -954,6 +1006,14 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+private:
+  // Weak reference to the nsISelectionController.
+  // Use GetSelectionController() to retrieve actual pointer.
+  CachedWeakPtr<nsISelectionController> mSelectionControllerWeak;
+  // Weak reference to the nsIDocument.
+  // Use GetDocument() to retrieve actual pointer.
+  CachedWeakPtr<nsIDocument> mDocumentWeak;
+
 protected:
   enum Tristate
   {
@@ -975,12 +1035,8 @@ protected:
   // The form field as an event receiver.
   nsCOMPtr<dom::EventTarget> mEventTarget;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMEventListener> mEventListener;
-  // Weak reference to the nsISelectionController.
-  nsWeakPtr mSelConWeak;
   // Weak reference to placeholder for begin/end batch purposes.
   WeakPtr<PlaceholderTransaction> mPlaceholderTransactionWeak;
-  // Weak reference to the nsIDOMDocument.
-  nsWeakPtr mDocWeak;
   // Name of placeholder transaction.
   nsIAtom* mPlaceholderName;
   // Saved selection state for placeholder transaction batching.
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditor.cpp b/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditor.cpp
index 3c43ade3b..fd11d1a45 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/HTMLEditor.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ HTMLEditor::~HTMLEditor()
   // free any default style propItems
   RemoveAllDefaultProperties();
 
-  if (mLinkHandler && mDocWeak) {
+  if (mLinkHandler && IsInitialized()) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = GetPresShell();
 
     if (ps && ps->GetPresContext()) {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ HTMLEditor::PreDestroy(bool aDestroyingFrames)
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsINode> document = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
   if (document) {
     document->RemoveMutationObserver(this);
   }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ HTMLEditor::UpdateRootElement()
   } else {
     // If there is no HTML body element,
     // we should use the document root element instead.
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> doc = GetDOMDocument();
     if (doc) {
       doc->GetDocumentElement(getter_AddRefs(rootElement));
     }
@@ -430,8 +430,9 @@ HTMLEditor::CreateEventListeners()
 nsresult
 HTMLEditor::InstallEventListeners()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak && mEventListener,
-                 NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized()) || NS_WARN_IF(!mEventListener)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
 
   // NOTE: HTMLEditor doesn't need to initialize mEventTarget here because
   // the target must be document node and it must be referenced as weak pointer.
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ HTMLEditor::InstallEventListeners()
 void
 HTMLEditor::RemoveEventListeners()
 {
-  if (!mDocWeak) {
+  if (!IsInitialized()) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ HTMLEditor::InitRules()
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 HTMLEditor::BeginningOfDocument()
 {
-  if (!mDocWeak) {
+  // XXX Why doesn't this check if the document is alive?
+  if (!IsInitialized()) {
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
   }
 
@@ -1183,11 +1185,13 @@ HTMLEditor::ReplaceHeadContentsWithHTML(const nsAString& aSourceToInsert)
 
   // Do not use AutoRules -- rules code won't let us insert in <head>.  Use
   // the head node as a parent and delete/insert directly.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
 
   RefPtr<nsContentList> nodeList =
-    doc->GetElementsByTagName(NS_LITERAL_STRING("head"));
+    document->GetElementsByTagName(NS_LITERAL_STRING("head"));
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(nodeList, NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER);
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> headNode = nodeList->Item(0);
@@ -2705,7 +2709,7 @@ HTMLEditor::InsertLinkAroundSelection(nsIDOMElement* aAnchorElement)
 nsresult
 HTMLEditor::SetHTMLBackgroundColor(const nsAString& aColor)
 {
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "Missing Editor DOM Document");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(IsInitialized(), "The HTMLEditor hasn't been initialized yet");
 
   // Find a selected or enclosing table element to set background on
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMElement> element;
@@ -2753,7 +2757,7 @@ HTMLEditor::SetBodyAttribute(const nsAString& aAttribute,
 {
   // TODO: Check selection for Cell, Row, Column or table and do color on appropriate level
 
-  NS_ASSERTION(mDocWeak, "Missing Editor DOM Document");
+  MOZ_ASSERT(IsInitialized(), "The HTMLEditor hasn't been initialized yet");
 
   // Set the background color attribute on the body tag
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMElement> bodyElement = do_QueryInterface(GetRoot());
@@ -2832,7 +2836,9 @@ HTMLEditor::ReplaceStyleSheet(const nsAString& aURL)
   }
 
   // Make sure the pres shell doesn't disappear during the load.
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized())) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ps, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
@@ -2941,7 +2947,9 @@ HTMLEditor::RemoveOverrideStyleSheet(const nsAString& aURL)
 
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(sheet, NS_OK); /// Don't fail if sheet not found
 
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized())) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ps, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
@@ -2960,8 +2968,8 @@ HTMLEditor::EnableStyleSheet(const nsAString& aURL,
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(sheet, NS_OK); // Don't fail if sheet not found
 
   // Ensure the style sheet is owned by our document.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  sheet->SetAssociatedDocument(doc, StyleSheet::NotOwnedByDocument);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  sheet->SetAssociatedDocument(document, StyleSheet::NotOwnedByDocument);
 
   if (sheet->IsServo()) {
     // XXXheycam ServoStyleSheets don't support being enabled/disabled yet.
@@ -2982,8 +2990,8 @@ HTMLEditor::EnableExistingStyleSheet(const nsAString& aURL)
   }
 
   // Ensure the style sheet is owned by our document.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  sheet->SetAssociatedDocument(doc, StyleSheet::NotOwnedByDocument);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  sheet->SetAssociatedDocument(document, StyleSheet::NotOwnedByDocument);
 
   if (sheet->IsServo()) {
     // XXXheycam ServoStyleSheets don't support being enabled/disabled yet.
@@ -3374,13 +3382,12 @@ HTMLEditor::GetIsSelectionEditable(bool* aIsSelectionEditable)
 
 static nsresult
 SetSelectionAroundHeadChildren(Selection* aSelection,
-                               nsIWeakReference* aDocWeak)
+                               nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument>& aDocument)
 {
-  // Set selection around <head> node
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(aDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  MOZ_ASSERT(aDocument);
 
-  dom::Element* headNode = doc->GetHeadElement();
+  // Set selection around <head> node
+  dom::Element* headNode = aDocument->GetHeadElement();
   NS_ENSURE_STATE(headNode);
 
   // Collapse selection to before first child of the head,
@@ -3401,7 +3408,11 @@ HTMLEditor::GetHeadContentsAsHTML(nsAString& aOutputString)
   // Save current selection
   AutoSelectionRestorer selectionRestorer(selection, this);
 
-  nsresult rv = SetSelectionAroundHeadChildren(selection, mDocWeak);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
+  nsresult rv = SetSelectionAroundHeadChildren(selection, document);
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
   rv = OutputToString(NS_LITERAL_STRING("text/html"),
@@ -4275,10 +4286,11 @@ HTMLEditor::IsVisTextNode(nsIContent* aNode,
 
   uint32_t length = aNode->TextLength();
   if (aSafeToAskFrames) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selCon;
-    nsresult rv = GetSelectionController(getter_AddRefs(selCon));
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    NS_ENSURE_TRUE(selCon, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
+    nsCOMPtr<nsISelectionController> selectionController =
+      GetSelectionController();
+    if (NS_WARN_IF(!selectionController)) {
+      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+    }
     bool isVisible = false;
     // ask the selection controller for information about whether any
     // of the data in the node is really rendered.  This is really
@@ -4286,7 +4298,8 @@ HTMLEditor::IsVisTextNode(nsIContent* aNode,
     // So we put a call in the selection controller interface, since it's already
     // in bed with frames anyway.  (this is a fix for bug 22227, and a
     // partial fix for bug 46209)
-    rv = selCon->CheckVisibilityContent(aNode, 0, length, &isVisible);
+    nsresult rv = selectionController->CheckVisibilityContent(aNode, 0, length,
+                                                              &isVisible);
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
     if (isVisible) {
       *outIsEmptyNode = false;
@@ -4802,7 +4815,9 @@ HTMLEditor::GetElementOrigin(nsIDOMElement* aElement,
   aX = 0;
   aY = 0;
 
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!IsInitialized())) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ps, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
@@ -4944,28 +4959,29 @@ HTMLEditor::GetReturnInParagraphCreatesNewParagraph(bool* aCreatesNewParagraph)
 already_AddRefed<nsIContent>
 HTMLEditor::GetFocusedContent()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, nullptr);
-
   nsFocusManager* fm = nsFocusManager::GetFocusManager();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(fm, nullptr);
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> focusedContent = fm->GetFocusedContent();
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  bool inDesignMode = doc->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  bool inDesignMode = document->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE);
   if (!focusedContent) {
     // in designMode, nobody gets focus in most cases.
     if (inDesignMode && OurWindowHasFocus()) {
-      nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> docRoot = doc->GetRootElement();
-      return docRoot.forget();
+      nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> rootContent = document->GetRootElement();
+      return rootContent.forget();
     }
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   if (inDesignMode) {
     return OurWindowHasFocus() &&
-      nsContentUtils::ContentIsDescendantOf(focusedContent, doc) ?
-      focusedContent.forget() : nullptr;
+      nsContentUtils::ContentIsDescendantOf(focusedContent, document) ?
+        focusedContent.forget() : nullptr;
   }
 
   // We're HTML editor for contenteditable
@@ -4988,28 +5004,32 @@ HTMLEditor::GetFocusedContentForIME()
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, nullptr);
-  return doc->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE) ? nullptr : focusedContent.forget();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return document->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE) ? nullptr :
+                                               focusedContent.forget();
 }
 
 bool
 HTMLEditor::IsActiveInDOMWindow()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, false);
-
   nsFocusManager* fm = nsFocusManager::GetFocusManager();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(fm, false);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  bool inDesignMode = doc->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  bool inDesignMode = document->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE);
 
   // If we're in designMode, we're always active in the DOM window.
   if (inDesignMode) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = doc->GetWindow();
+  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = document->GetWindow();
   nsCOMPtr<nsPIDOMWindowOuter> win;
   nsIContent* content =
     nsFocusManager::GetFocusedDescendant(ourWindow, false,
@@ -5032,12 +5052,12 @@ HTMLEditor::IsActiveInDOMWindow()
 Element*
 HTMLEditor::GetActiveEditingHost()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, nullptr);
-
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(doc, nullptr);
-  if (doc->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE)) {
-    return doc->GetBodyElement();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  if (document->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE)) {
+    return document->GetBodyElement();
   }
 
   // We're HTML editor for contenteditable
@@ -5066,8 +5086,8 @@ HTMLEditor::GetDOMEventTarget()
   // Don't use getDocument here, because we have no way of knowing
   // whether Init() was ever called.  So we need to get the document
   // ourselves, if it exists.
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "This editor has not been initialized yet");
-  nsCOMPtr<mozilla::dom::EventTarget> target = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
+  MOZ_ASSERT(IsInitialized(), "The HTMLEditor has not been initialized yet");
+  nsCOMPtr<mozilla::dom::EventTarget> target = GetDocument();
   return target.forget();
 }
 
@@ -5121,12 +5141,16 @@ HTMLEditor::NotifyRootChanged()
 nsresult
 HTMLEditor::GetBodyElement(nsIDOMHTMLElement** aBody)
 {
-  NS_PRECONDITION(mDocWeak, "bad state, null mDocWeak");
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLDocument> htmlDoc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  if (!htmlDoc) {
+  MOZ_ASSERT(IsInitialized(), "The HTMLEditor hasn't been initialized yet");
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+  }
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMHTMLDocument> domHTMLDocument = do_QueryInterface(document);
+  if (!domHTMLDocument) {
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
   }
-  return htmlDoc->GetBody(aBody);
+  return domHTMLDocument->GetBody(aBody);
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<nsINode>
@@ -5146,14 +5170,13 @@ HTMLEditor::GetFocusedNode()
     return node.forget();
   }
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  return doc.forget();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  return document.forget();
 }
 
 bool
 HTMLEditor::OurWindowHasFocus()
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, false);
   nsIFocusManager* fm = nsFocusManager::GetFocusManager();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(fm, false);
   nsCOMPtr<mozIDOMWindowProxy> focusedWindow;
@@ -5161,8 +5184,11 @@ HTMLEditor::OurWindowHasFocus()
   if (!focusedWindow) {
     return false;
   }
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> doc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
-  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = doc->GetWindow();
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  nsPIDOMWindowOuter* ourWindow = document->GetWindow();
   return ourWindow == focusedWindow;
 }
 
@@ -5180,12 +5206,14 @@ HTMLEditor::IsAcceptableInputEvent(WidgetGUIEvent* aGUIEvent)
     return true;
   }
 
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, false);
-
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMEventTarget> target = aGUIEvent->GetDOMEventTarget();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(target, false);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> document = GetDocument();
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!document)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (document->HasFlag(NODE_IS_EDITABLE)) {
     // If this editor is in designMode and the event target is the document,
     // the event is for this editor.
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/HTMLTableEditor.cpp b/editor/libeditor/HTMLTableEditor.cpp
index 778bf1d2d..06d6cae26 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/HTMLTableEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/HTMLTableEditor.cpp
@@ -2594,7 +2594,6 @@ HTMLEditor::GetCellIndexes(nsIDOMElement* aCell,
     aCell = cell;
   }
 
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mDocWeak, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
   nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> ps = GetPresShell();
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ps, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/TextEditor.cpp b/editor/libeditor/TextEditor.cpp
index 35ea5da83..9d07c198b 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/editor/libeditor/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ TextEditor::GetAndInitDocEncoder(const nsAString& aFormatType,
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDocumentEncoder> docEncoder (do_CreateInstance(formatType.get(), &rv));
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> domDoc = do_QueryReferent(mDocWeak);
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMDocument> domDoc = GetDOMDocument();
   NS_ASSERTION(domDoc, "Need a document");
 
   rv = docEncoder->Init(domDoc, aFormatType, aFlags);
diff --git a/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl b/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl
index 73390b15f..7f6880fad 100644
--- a/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl
+++ b/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ interface nsIWeakReference : nsISupports
 
 %{C++
     virtual size_t SizeOfOnlyThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the referring object is alive.  Otherwise, false.
+     */
+    virtual bool IsAlive() const = 0;
 %}
   };
 
diff --git a/xpcom/glue/nsWeakReference.cpp b/xpcom/glue/nsWeakReference.cpp
index 57f372641..be263e1c2 100644
--- a/xpcom/glue/nsWeakReference.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/glue/nsWeakReference.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
   // nsIWeakReference...
   NS_DECL_NSIWEAKREFERENCE
   virtual size_t SizeOfOnlyThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf) const override;
+  bool IsAlive() const override { return mReferent != nullptr; }
 
 private:
   MOZ_WEAKREF_DECL_OWNINGTHREAD