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Issue #1258 - Part 1: Import mailnews, ldap, and mork from comm-esr52.9.1
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+/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; 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 "MailNewsTypes2.idl"
+
+interface nsIMsgFolder;
+interface nsIMsgWindow;
+interface nsIMessenger;
+interface nsIMsgDBHdr;
+interface nsIMsgThread;
+interface nsIMsgDBViewCommandUpdater;
+interface nsIMsgDatabase;
+interface nsIMsgSearchSession;
+interface nsIMutableArray;
+interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
+interface nsIMsgCustomColumnHandler;
+
+typedef long nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue;
+typedef long nsMsgViewCommandCheckStateValue;
+typedef long nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue;
+typedef long nsMsgNavigationTypeValue;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(682a18be-fd18-11d4-a5be-0060b0fc04b7)]
+interface nsMsgViewSortOrder
+{
+ const nsMsgViewSortOrderValue none = 0;
+ const nsMsgViewSortOrderValue ascending = 1;
+ const nsMsgViewSortOrderValue descending = 2;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(f28a1cdf-06c3-4e98-8f66-f49991670071)]
+interface nsMsgViewType {
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowAllThreads = 0;
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowThreadsWithUnread = 2;
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowWatchedThreadsWithUnread = 3;
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowQuickSearchResults = 4;
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowVirtualFolderResults = 5;
+ const nsMsgViewTypeValue eShowSearch = 6;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(64852276-1dd2-11b2-8103-afe12002c053)]
+interface nsMsgViewFlagsType
+{
+ /**
+ * flags for GetViewFlags
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kNone = 0x0;
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kThreadedDisplay = 0x1;
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kShowIgnored = 0x8;
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kUnreadOnly = 0x10;
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kExpandAll = 0x20;
+ const nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue kGroupBySort = 0x40;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(b94fc200-3008-420a-85c7-67842f133ef8)]
+interface nsMsgViewSortType
+{
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byNone = 0x11; /* not sorted */
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byDate = 0x12;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue bySubject = 0x13;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byAuthor = 0x14;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byId = 0x15;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byThread = 0x16;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byPriority = 0x17;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byStatus = 0x18;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue bySize = 0x19;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byFlagged = 0x1a;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byUnread = 0x1b;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byRecipient = 0x1c;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byLocation = 0x1d;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byTags = 0x1e;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byJunkStatus = 0x1f;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byAttachments = 0x20;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byAccount = 0x21;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byCustom = 0x22;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byReceived = 0x23;
+ const nsMsgViewSortTypeValue byCorrespondent = 0x24;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(255d1c1e-fde7-11d4-a5be-0060b0fc04b7)]
+interface nsMsgViewNotificationCode
+{
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue none = 0;
+ /* No change; this call is just being used to potentially nest other sets of calls
+ inside it. The "where" and "num" parameters are unused.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue insertOrDelete = 1;
+ /* Some lines have been inserted or deleted.
+ The "where" parameter will indicate the first line that has been added or
+ removed; the "num" parameter will indicate how many lines, and will be positive on
+ an insertion and negative on a deletion.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue changed = 2;
+ /* Some lines have had their contents changed (e.g., messages have been marked read
+ or something.) "where" indicates the first line with a change; "num" indicates
+ how many chaged.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue scramble = 3;
+ /* Everything changed. Probably means we resorted the folder. We are still working
+ with the same set of items, or at least have some overlap, but all the indices are
+ invalid. The "where" and "num" parameters are unused.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue all = 4;
+ /* Everything changed. We're now not displaying anything like what we were; we
+ probably opened a new folder or something. The FE needs to forget anything it ever knew
+ about what was being displayed, and start over. The "where" and "num" parameters are
+ unused.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue totalContentChanged = 5;
+ /* Introduced for the address book to support virtual list views. The total number of
+ entries on the LDAP directory has changed and the FE must update its scrollbar. The
+ "num" parameter contains the total number of entries on the LDAP server.
+ */
+ const nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue newTopIndex = 6;
+ /* Introduced for the address book to support virtual list views. The virtual list view
+ cache data has changed and the FE view may be out of date. The view should be updated
+ so that the first/top index in the view is the index in the "where" parameter. The
+ scrollbar should be updated to match the new position.
+ */
+
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(4ec9248e-0108-11d5-a5be-0060b0fc04b7)]
+interface nsMsgViewCommandCheckState
+{
+ const nsMsgViewCommandCheckStateValue notUsed = 0;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandCheckStateValue checked = 1;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandCheckStateValue unchecked = 2;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(ad36e6cc-0109-11d5-a5be-0060b0fc04b7)]
+interface nsMsgViewCommandType
+{
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue markMessagesRead = 0;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue markMessagesUnread = 1;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue toggleMessageRead = 2;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue flagMessages = 3;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue unflagMessages = 4;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue toggleThreadWatched = 6;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue deleteMsg = 7;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue deleteNoTrash = 8;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue markThreadRead = 9;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue markAllRead = 10;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue expandAll = 11;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue collapseAll = 12;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue copyMessages = 13;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue moveMessages = 14;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue selectAll = 15;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue downloadSelectedForOffline = 16;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue downloadFlaggedForOffline = 17;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue selectThread = 18;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue selectFlagged = 19;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue cmdRequiringMsgBody = 20;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label0 = 21;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label1 = 22;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label2 = 23;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label3 = 24;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label4 = 25;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue label5 = 26;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue lastLabel = 26;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue junk = 27;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue unjunk = 28;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue undeleteMsg = 29;
+
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue applyFilters = 30;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue runJunkControls = 31;
+ const nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue deleteJunk = 32;
+};
+
+[scriptable, uuid(65903eb2-1dd2-11b2-ac45-c5b69c1618d7)]
+interface nsMsgNavigationType
+{
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue firstMessage = 1;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextMessage = 2;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue previousMessage = 3;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue lastMessage = 4;
+ /**
+ * must match nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue toggleThreadKilled
+ */
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue toggleThreadKilled = 5;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue firstUnreadMessage = 6;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextUnreadMessage = 7;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue previousUnreadMessage = 8;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue lastUnreadMessage = 9;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextUnreadThread = 10;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextUnreadFolder = 11;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextFolder = 12;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue readMore = 13;
+ /**
+ * Go back to the previous visited message
+ */
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue back = 15;
+ /**
+ * Go forward to the previous visited message
+ */
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue forward = 16;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue firstFlagged = 17;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue nextFlagged = 18;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue previousFlagged = 19;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue firstNew = 20;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue editUndo = 21;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue editRedo = 22;
+ const nsMsgNavigationTypeValue toggleSubthreadKilled = 23;
+};
+
+
+[scriptable, uuid(fe8a2326-4dd0-11e5-8b8a-206a8aa7a25c)]
+interface nsIMsgDBView : nsISupports
+{
+ void open(in nsIMsgFolder folder, in nsMsgViewSortTypeValue sortType, in nsMsgViewSortOrderValue sortOrder, in nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue viewFlags, out long count);
+ void openWithHdrs(in nsISimpleEnumerator aHeaders, in nsMsgViewSortTypeValue aSortType,
+ in nsMsgViewSortOrderValue aSortOrder,
+ in nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue aViewFlags, out long aCount);
+ void close();
+
+ void init(in nsIMessenger aMessengerInstance, in nsIMsgWindow aMsgWindow, in nsIMsgDBViewCommandUpdater aCommandUpdater);
+
+ void sort(in nsMsgViewSortTypeValue sortType, in nsMsgViewSortOrderValue sortOrder);
+
+ void doCommand(in nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue command);
+ void doCommandWithFolder(in nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue command, in nsIMsgFolder destFolder);
+ void getCommandStatus(in nsMsgViewCommandTypeValue command, out boolean selectable_p,
+ out nsMsgViewCommandCheckStateValue selected_p);
+
+ readonly attribute nsMsgViewTypeValue viewType;
+ attribute nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue viewFlags;
+ /** Assigning to this value does not induce a sort; use the sort() method! */
+ attribute nsMsgViewSortTypeValue sortType;
+ readonly attribute nsMsgViewSortOrderValue sortOrder;
+ /**
+ * Reflects the current secondary sort when a secondary sort is in effect.
+ * If the primary sort is by date or id, the value of this attribute is moot.
+ * Assigning to this value does not induce a sort; use the sort() method once
+ * to set your secondary sort, then use it again to set your primary sort.
+ * The only conceivable reason to write to this value is if you have a
+ * grouped view where you want to affect the sort order of the (secondary)
+ * date sort. (Secondary sort is always by date for grouped views.)
+ */
+ attribute nsMsgViewSortTypeValue secondarySortType;
+ /**
+ * Reflects the current secondary sort order.
+ * Assigning to this value does not induce a sort; use the sort() method for
+ * all primary and secondary sort needs. The only reason to assign to this
+ * value is to affect the secondary sort of a grouped view.
+ */
+ attribute nsMsgViewSortOrderValue secondarySortOrder;
+ readonly attribute nsMsgKey keyForFirstSelectedMessage;
+ readonly attribute nsMsgViewIndex viewIndexForFirstSelectedMsg;
+ /**
+ * this method will automatically expand the destination thread,
+ * if needs be.
+ */
+ void viewNavigate(in nsMsgNavigationTypeValue motion, out nsMsgKey resultId, out nsMsgViewIndex resultIndex, out nsMsgViewIndex threadIndex, in boolean wrap);
+
+ /**
+ * Indicates if navigation of the passed motion type is valid.
+ */
+ boolean navigateStatus(in nsMsgNavigationTypeValue motion);
+
+ readonly attribute nsIMsgFolder msgFolder;
+ attribute nsIMsgFolder viewFolder; // in the case of virtual folders, the VF db.
+
+ nsMsgKey getKeyAt(in nsMsgViewIndex index);
+
+ /**
+ * Get the view flags at the passed in index.
+ *
+ * @param aIndex - index to get the view flags for
+ *
+ * @ return - 32 bit view flags (e.g., elided)
+ */
+ unsigned long getFlagsAt(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex);
+
+ /**
+ * Get the msg hdr at the passed in index
+ *
+ * @param aIndex - index to get the msg hdr at.
+ *
+ * @return - msg hdr at the passed in index
+ * @exception - NS_MSG_INVALID_DBVIEW_INDEX
+ */
+ nsIMsgDBHdr getMsgHdrAt(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex);
+
+ nsIMsgFolder getFolderForViewIndex(in nsMsgViewIndex index); // mainly for search
+ ACString getURIForViewIndex(in nsMsgViewIndex index);
+ nsIMsgDBView cloneDBView(in nsIMessenger aMessengerInstance, in nsIMsgWindow aMsgWindow, in nsIMsgDBViewCommandUpdater aCommandUpdater);
+
+ /**
+ * Provides a list of the message headers for the currently selected messages.
+ * If the "mail.operate_on_msgs_in_collapsed_threads" preference is enabled,
+ * then any collapsed thread roots that are selected will also (conceptually)
+ * have all of the messages in that thread selected and they will be included
+ * in the returned list. The one exception to this is if the front end fails
+ * to summarize the selection, and we fall back to just displaying a single
+ * message. In that case, we won't include the children of the collapsed
+ * thread. However, the numSelected attribute will count those children,
+ * because the summarizeSelection code uses that to know that it should
+ * try to summarize the selection.
+ *
+ * If the user has right-clicked on a message, this will return that message
+ * (and any collapsed children if so enabled) and not the selection prior to
+ * the right-click.
+ *
+ * @return an array containing the selected message headers. You are free to
+ * mutate the array; it will not affect the underlying selection.
+ */
+ void getSelectedMsgHdrs([optional] out unsigned long count,
+ [retval, array, size_is(count)]
+ out nsIMsgDBHdr headers);
+
+ [deprecated] nsIMutableArray getMsgHdrsForSelection();
+
+ void getURIsForSelection(out unsigned long count, [retval, array, size_is(count)] out string uris);
+ void getIndicesForSelection(out unsigned long count, [retval, array, size_is(count)] out nsMsgViewIndex indices);
+
+ readonly attribute ACString URIForFirstSelectedMessage;
+ readonly attribute nsIMsgDBHdr hdrForFirstSelectedMessage;
+ void loadMessageByMsgKey(in nsMsgKey aMsgKey);
+ void loadMessageByViewIndex(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex);
+ void loadMessageByUrl(in string aUrl);
+ void reloadMessage();
+ void reloadMessageWithAllParts();
+
+ /**
+ * The number of selected messages. If the
+ * "mail.operate_on_msgs_in_collapsed_threads" preference is enabled, then
+ * any collapsed thread roots that are selected will also conceptually have
+ * all of the messages in that thread selected.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long numSelected;
+ readonly attribute nsMsgViewIndex msgToSelectAfterDelete;
+ readonly attribute nsMsgViewIndex currentlyDisplayedMessage;
+
+ /**
+ * Number of messages in view, including messages in collapsed threads.
+ * Not currently implemented for threads with unread or watched threads
+ * with unread.
+ */
+ readonly attribute long numMsgsInView;
+ // used by "go to folder" feature
+ // and "remember last selected message" feature
+ // if key is not found, we don't select.
+ void selectMsgByKey(in nsMsgKey key);
+
+ void selectFolderMsgByKey(in nsIMsgFolder aFolder, in nsMsgKey aKey);
+ // we'll suppress displaying messages if the message pane is collapsed
+ attribute boolean suppressMsgDisplay;
+
+ // we'll suppress command updating during folder loading
+ attribute boolean suppressCommandUpdating;
+
+ /**
+ * Suppress change notifications. This is faster than Begin/EndUpdateBatch
+ * on the tree, but less safe in that you're responsible for row invalidation
+ * and row count changes.
+ */
+ attribute boolean suppressChangeNotifications;
+
+ //to notify tree that rows are going away
+ void onDeleteCompleted(in boolean succeeded);
+
+ readonly attribute nsIMsgDatabase db;
+
+ readonly attribute boolean supportsThreading;
+
+ attribute nsIMsgSearchSession searchSession;
+ readonly attribute boolean removeRowOnMoveOrDelete;
+
+ /**
+ * Finds the view index of the passed in msgKey. Note this should not
+ * be called on cross-folder views since the msgKey may not be unique.
+ *
+ * @param aMsgKey - key to find.
+ * @param aExpand - whether to expand a collapsed thread to find the key.
+ *
+ * @return - view index of msg hdr, -1 if hdr not found.
+ */
+ nsMsgViewIndex findIndexFromKey(in nsMsgKey aMsgKey, in boolean aExpand);
+ /**
+ * Finds the view index of the passed in msgHdr.
+ *
+ * @param aMsgHdr - hdr to find.
+ * @param aExpand - whether to expand a collapsed thread to find the hdr.
+ *
+ * @return - view index of msg hdr, -1 if hdr not found.
+ */
+ nsMsgViewIndex findIndexOfMsgHdr(in nsIMsgDBHdr aMsgHdr, in boolean aExpand);
+ void ExpandAndSelectThreadByIndex(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex, in boolean aAugment);
+
+ /**
+ * This method returns the nsIMsgThread object containing the header displayed
+ * at the desired row. For grouped views and cross folder saved searches,
+ * this will be the view thread, not the db thread.
+ *
+ * @param aIndex view index we want corresponding thread object of.
+ *
+ * @return the thread object at the requested view index
+ */
+ nsIMsgThread getThreadContainingIndex(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex);
+
+ /**
+ * Insert rows into the view. The caller should use NoteChange() below to
+ * update the view.
+ *
+ * @param aIndex view index for insertion start.
+ * @param aNumRows number of rows to insert.
+ * @param aKey msgKey.
+ * @param aFlags msgFlags.
+ * @param aLevel treeview indent level.
+ * @param aFolder nsIMsgFolder, required for search/xfvf views.
+ */
+ void insertTreeRows(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex, in unsigned long aNumRows,
+ in nsMsgKey aKey, in nsMsgViewFlagsTypeValue aFlags,
+ in unsigned long aLevel, in nsIMsgFolder aFolder);
+
+ /**
+ * Remove rows from the view. The caller should use NoteChange() below to
+ * update the view.
+ *
+ * @param aIndex view index for removal start.
+ * @param aNumRows number of rows to remove.
+ */
+ void removeTreeRows(in nsMsgViewIndex aIndex, in unsigned long aNumRows);
+
+ /**
+ * Notify tree that rows have changed.
+ *
+ * @param aFirstLineChanged first view index for changed rows.
+ * @param aNumRows number of rows changed; < 0 means removed.
+ * @param aChangeType changeType.
+ */
+ void NoteChange(in nsMsgViewIndex aFirstLineChanged, in long aNumRows,
+ in nsMsgViewNotificationCodeValue aChangeType);
+
+ /**
+ * Return the view thread corresponding to aMsgHdr. If we're a cross-folder
+ * view, then it would be the cross folder view thread, otherwise, the
+ * db thread object.
+ *
+ * @param aMsgHdr message header we want the view thread object of.
+ *
+ * @return view thread object for msg hdr.
+ */
+ nsIMsgThread getThreadContainingMsgHdr(in nsIMsgDBHdr aMsgHdr);
+
+ // use lines or kB for size?
+ readonly attribute boolean usingLines;
+
+ // Custom Column Implementation note: see nsIMsgCustomColumnHandler
+
+ // attaches a custom column handler to a specific column (can be a new column or a built in)
+ void addColumnHandler(in AString aColumn, in nsIMsgCustomColumnHandler aHandler);
+
+ // removes a custom column handler leaving the column to be handled by the system
+ void removeColumnHandler(in AString aColumn);
+
+ // returns the custom column handler attached to a specific column - if any
+ nsIMsgCustomColumnHandler getColumnHandler(in AString aColumn);
+
+ /**
+ * The custom column to use for sorting purposes (when sort type is
+ * nsMsgViewSortType.byCustom.)
+ */
+ attribute AString curCustomColumn;
+
+ /**
+ * The custom column used for a secondary sort, blank if secondarySort is
+ * not byCustom. The secondary sort design is such that the desired secondary
+ * is sorted first, followed by sort by desired primary. The secondary is
+ * read only, as it is set internally according to this design.
+ */
+ readonly attribute AString secondaryCustomColumn;
+ /**
+ * Scriptable accessor for the cell text for a column
+ *
+ * @param aRow - row we want cell text for
+ * @param aColumnName - name of column we want cell text for
+ *
+ * @returns The cell text for the given row and column, if any.
+ * @notes This does not work for custom columns yet.
+ */
+ AString cellTextForColumn(in long aRow, in wstring aColumnName);
+};
+
+/* this interface is rapidly morphing from a command updater interface into a more generic
+ FE updater interface to handle changes in the view
+*/
+
+[scriptable, uuid(ce8f52ee-e742-4b31-8bdd-2b3a8168a117)]
+interface nsIMsgDBViewCommandUpdater : nsISupports
+{
+ /* Eventually we'll flush this out into some kind of rich interface
+ which may take specifc selection changed type notifications like
+ no selections, single selection, multi-selection, etc. For starters,
+ we are going to keep it generic. The back end will only push an update
+ command status when the # of selected items changes.
+ */
+
+ void updateCommandStatus();
+
+ /* displayed message has changed */
+ void displayMessageChanged(in nsIMsgFolder aFolder, in AString aSubject, in ACString aKeywords);
+
+ /**
+ * allows the backend to tell the front end to re-determine
+ * which message we should selet after a delete or move
+ */
+ void updateNextMessageAfterDelete();
+
+ /**
+ * tell the front end that the selection has changed, and may need to be
+ * resummarized.
+ *
+ * @return true if we did summarize, false otherwise.
+ */
+ boolean summarizeSelection();
+};