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+/* -*- 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 "nsIAbCollection.idl"
+#include "nsIAbCard.idl"
+
+interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
+interface nsIArray;
+interface nsIMutableArray;
+
+/* moz-abdirectory:// is the URI to access nsAbBSDirectory,
+ * which is the root directory for all types of address books
+ * this is used to get all address book directories. */
+
+%{C++
+#define kAllDirectoryRoot "moz-abdirectory://"
+
+#define kPersonalAddressbook "abook.mab"
+#define kPersonalAddressbookUri "moz-abmdbdirectory://abook.mab"
+#define kCollectedAddressbook "history.mab"
+#define kCollectedAddressbookUri "moz-abmdbdirectory://history.mab"
+
+#define kABFileName_PreviousSuffix ".na2" /* final v2 address book format */
+#define kABFileName_PreviousSuffixLen 4
+#define kABFileName_CurrentSuffix ".mab" /* v3 address book extension */
+%}
+
+/**
+ * A top-level address book directory.
+ *
+ * Please note that in order to be properly instantiated by nsIAbManager, every
+ * type of nsIAbDirectory must have a contract ID of the form:
+ *
+ * @mozilla.org/addressbook/directory;1?type=<AB URI Scheme>
+ *
+ * Where AB URI Scheme does not include the ://. For example, for the Mork-based
+ * address book, the scheme is "moz-abmdbdirectory", so the contract ID for
+ * the Mork-based address book type is:
+ *
+ * @mozilla.org/addressbook/directory;1?type=moz-abmdbdirectory
+ *
+ * The UUID of an nsIAbDirectory is its preference ID and its name, concatenated
+ * together.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(72dc868b-db5b-4daa-b6c6-071be4a05d02)]
+interface nsIAbDirectory : nsIAbCollection {
+
+ /**
+ * The chrome URI to use for bringing up a dialog to edit this directory.
+ * When opening the dialog, use a JS argument of
+ * {selectedDirectory: thisdir} where thisdir is this directory that you just
+ * got the chrome URI from.
+ */
+ readonly attribute ACString propertiesChromeURI;
+
+ /**
+ * The description of the directory. If this directory is not a mailing list,
+ * then setting this attribute will send round a "DirName" update via
+ * nsIAddrBookSession.
+ */
+ attribute AString dirName;
+
+ // XXX This should really be replaced by a QI or something better
+ readonly attribute long dirType;
+
+ // eliminated a bit more.
+
+ // The filename for address books within this directory.
+ readonly attribute ACString fileName;
+
+ // The URI of the address book
+ readonly attribute ACString URI;
+
+ // The position of the directory on the display.
+ readonly attribute long position;
+
+ // will be used for LDAP replication
+ attribute unsigned long lastModifiedDate;
+
+ // Defines whether this directory is a mail
+ // list or not
+ attribute boolean isMailList;
+
+ // Get the children directories
+ readonly attribute nsISimpleEnumerator childNodes;
+
+ /**
+ * Get the cards associated with the directory. This will return the cards
+ * associated with the mailing lists too.
+ */
+ readonly attribute nsISimpleEnumerator childCards;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true if this directory represents a query - i.e. the rdf resource
+ * was something like moz-abmdbdirectory://abook.mab?....
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isQuery;
+
+ /**
+ * Initializes a directory, pointing to a particular
+ * URI
+ */
+ void init(in string aURI);
+
+ // Deletes either a mailing list or a top
+ // level directory, which also updates the
+ // preferences
+ void deleteDirectory(in nsIAbDirectory directory);
+
+ // Check if directory contains card
+ // If the implementation is asynchronous the card
+ // may not yet have arrived. If it is in the process
+ // of obtaining cards the method will throw an
+ // NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE exception if the card
+ // cannot be found.
+ boolean hasCard(in nsIAbCard cards);
+
+ // Check if directory contains directory
+ boolean hasDirectory(in nsIAbDirectory dir);
+
+ // Check if directory contains a mailinglist by name
+ boolean hasMailListWithName(in wstring aName);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a card to the database.
+ *
+ * This card does not need to be of the same type as the database, e.g., one
+ * can add an nsIAbLDAPCard to an nsIAbMDBDirectory.
+ *
+ * @return "Real" card (eg nsIAbLDAPCard) that can be used for some
+ * extra functions.
+ */
+ nsIAbCard addCard(in nsIAbCard card);
+
+ /**
+ * Modifies a card in the database to match that supplied.
+ */
+ void modifyCard(in nsIAbCard modifiedCard);
+
+ /**
+ * Deletes the array of cards from the database.
+ *
+ * @param aCards The cards to delete from the database.
+ */
+ void deleteCards(in nsIArray aCards);
+
+ void dropCard(in nsIAbCard card, in boolean needToCopyCard);
+
+ /**
+ * Whether or not the directory should be searched when doing autocomplete,
+ * (currently by using GetChildCards); LDAP does not support this in online
+ * mode, so that should return false; additionally any other directory types
+ * that also do not support GetChildCards should return false.
+ *
+ * @param aIdentity An optional parameter detailing the identity key (see
+ * nsIMsgAccountManager) that this autocomplete is being
+ * run against.
+ * @return True if this directory should/can be used during
+ * local autocomplete.
+ */
+ boolean useForAutocomplete(in ACString aIdentityKey);
+
+ /**
+ * Does this directory support mailing lists? Note that in the case
+ * this directory is a mailing list and nested mailing lists are not
+ * supported, this will return false rather than true which the parent
+ * directory might.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean supportsMailingLists;
+
+ /**
+ * This attribute serves two purposes
+ * 1. If this directory is not a mail list, directories are stored here
+ * 2. If it is a mail list card entries are stored here
+ *
+ * @note This is a *live* array and not a static copy
+ */
+ attribute nsIMutableArray addressLists;
+
+ // Specific to a directory which stores mail lists
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new mailing list in the directory. Currently only supported
+ * for top-level directories.
+ *
+ * @param list The new mailing list to add.
+ * @return The mailing list directory added, which may have been modified.
+ */
+ nsIAbDirectory addMailList(in nsIAbDirectory list);
+
+ /**
+ * Nick Name of the mailing list. This attribute is only really used when
+ * the nsIAbDirectory represents a mailing list.
+ */
+ attribute AString listNickName;
+
+ /**
+ * Description of the mailing list. This attribute is only really used when
+ * the nsIAbDirectory represents a mailing list.
+ */
+ attribute AString description;
+
+ /**
+ * Edits an existing mailing list (specified as listCard) into its parent
+ * directory. You should call this function on the resource with the same
+ * uri as the listCard.
+ *
+ * @param listCard A nsIAbCard version of the mailing list with the new
+ * values.
+ */
+ void editMailListToDatabase(in nsIAbCard listCard);
+
+ // Copies mail list properties from the srcList
+ void copyMailList(in nsIAbDirectory srcList);
+
+ /**
+ * Only creates a top level address book
+ * which is stored in the preferences
+ *
+ * Need to change to factory based approach
+ * to create new address books
+ *
+ * This method should become redundant or
+ * be only associated with card folders
+ *
+ * The parameters are the same as for
+ * nsIAbManager::newAddressBook
+ */
+ ACString createNewDirectory(in AString aDirName, in ACString aURI,
+ in unsigned long aType, in ACString aPrefName);
+
+ /* create a directory by passing the display name and address book uri */
+ void createDirectoryByURI(in AString displayName, in ACString aURI);
+
+ /**
+ * The id of the directory used in prefs e.g. "ldap_2.servers.pab"
+ * Setting this will cause directoryPrefs to be updated.
+ */
+ attribute ACString dirPrefId;
+
+ /**
+ * @name getXXXValue
+ *
+ * Helper functions to get different types of pref, but return a default
+ * value if a pref value was not obtained.
+ *
+ * @param aName The name of the pref within the branch dirPrefId to
+ * get a value from.
+ *
+ * @param aDefaultValue The default value to return if getting the pref fails
+ * or the pref is not present.
+ *
+ * @return The value of the pref or the default value.
+ *
+ * @exception NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if the pref branch couldn't
+ * be obtained (e.g. dirPrefId isn't set).
+ */
+ //@{
+ long getIntValue(in string aName, in long aDefaultValue);
+ boolean getBoolValue(in string aName, in boolean aDefaultValue);
+ ACString getStringValue(in string aName, in ACString aDefaultValue);
+ AUTF8String getLocalizedStringValue(in string aName, in AUTF8String aDefaultValue);
+ //@}
+
+ /**
+ * The following attributes are read from an nsIAbDirectory via the above methods:
+ *
+ * HidesRecipients (Boolean)
+ * If true, and this nsIAbDirectory is a mailing list, then when sending mail to
+ * this list, recipients addresses will be hidden from one another by sending
+ * via BCC.
+ */
+
+ /**
+ * @name setXXXValue
+ *
+ * Helper functions to set different types of pref values.
+ *
+ * @param aName The name of the pref within the branch dirPrefId to
+ * get a value from.
+ *
+ * @param aValue The value to set the pref to.
+ *
+ * @exception NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if the pref branch couldn't
+ * be obtained (e.g. dirPrefId isn't set).
+ */
+ //@{
+ void setIntValue(in string aName, in long aValue);
+ void setBoolValue(in string aName, in boolean aValue);
+ void setStringValue(in string aName, in ACString aValue);
+ void setLocalizedStringValue(in string aName, in AUTF8String aValue);
+ //@}
+
+};