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diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsICryptoHash.idl b/netwerk/base/nsICryptoHash.idl new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cd865a3a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/netwerk/base/nsICryptoHash.idl @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +/* 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" +interface nsIInputStream; + +/** + * nsICryptoHash + * This interface provides crytographic hashing algorithms. + */ + +[scriptable, uuid(1e5b7c43-4688-45ce-92e1-77ed931e3bbe)] +interface nsICryptoHash : nsISupports +{ + /** + * Hashing Algorithms. These values are to be used by the + * |init| method to indicate which hashing function to + * use. These values map directly onto the values defined + * in mozilla/security/nss/lib/cryptohi/hasht.h. + */ + const short MD2 = 1; /* String value: "md2" */ + const short MD5 = 2; /* String value: "md5" */ + const short SHA1 = 3; /* String value: "sha1" */ + const short SHA256 = 4; /* String value: "sha256" */ + const short SHA384 = 5; /* String value: "sha384" */ + const short SHA512 = 6; /* String value: "sha512" */ + + /** + * Initialize the hashing object. This method may be + * called multiple times with different algorithm types. + * + * @param aAlgorithm the algorithm type to be used. + * This value must be one of the above valid + * algorithm types. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG if an unsupported algorithm + * type is passed. + * + * NOTE: This method or initWithString must be called + * before any other method on this interface is called. + */ + void init(in unsigned long aAlgorithm); + + /** + * Initialize the hashing object. This method may be + * called multiple times with different algorithm types. + * + * @param aAlgorithm the algorithm type to be used. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG if an unsupported algorithm + * type is passed. + * + * NOTE: This method or init must be called before any + * other method on this interface is called. + */ + void initWithString(in ACString aAlgorithm); + + /** + * @param aData a buffer to calculate the hash over + * + * @param aLen the length of the buffer |aData| + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if |init| has not been + * called. + */ + void update([const, array, size_is(aLen)] in octet aData, in unsigned long aLen); + + /** + * Calculates and updates a new hash based on a given data stream. + * + * @param aStream an input stream to read from. + * + * @param aLen how much to read from the given |aStream|. Passing + * UINT32_MAX indicates that all data available will be used + * to update the hash. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if |init| has not been + * called. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE if the requested amount of + * data to be calculated into the hash is not available. + * + */ + void updateFromStream(in nsIInputStream aStream, in unsigned long aLen); + + /** + * Completes this hash object and produces the actual hash data. + * + * @param aASCII if true then the returned value is a base-64 + * encoded string. if false, then the returned value is + * binary data. + * + * @return a hash of the data that was read by this object. This can + * be either binary data or base 64 encoded. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED if |init| has not been + * called. + * + * NOTE: This method may be called any time after |init| + * is called. This call resets the object to its + * pre-init state. + */ + ACString finish(in boolean aASCII); +}; |