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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* vim:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=4:
+ */
+/* 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"
+
+/**
+ * Network link status monitoring service.
+ */
+[scriptable, uuid(103e5293-77b3-4b70-af59-6e9e4a1f994a)]
+interface nsINetworkLinkService : nsISupports
+{
+ /* Link type constants */
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_ETHERNET = 1;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_USB = 2;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_WIFI = 3;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_WIMAX = 4;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_2G = 5;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_3G = 6;
+ const unsigned long LINK_TYPE_4G = 7;
+
+ /**
+ * This is set to true when the system is believed to have a usable
+ * network connection.
+ *
+ * The link is only up when network connections can be established. For
+ * example, the link is down during DHCP configuration (unless there
+ * is another usable interface already configured).
+ *
+ * If the link status is not currently known, we generally assume that
+ * it is up.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean isLinkUp;
+
+ /**
+ * This is set to true when we believe that isLinkUp is accurate.
+ */
+ readonly attribute boolean linkStatusKnown;
+
+ /**
+ * The type of network connection.
+ */
+ readonly attribute unsigned long linkType;
+};
+
+%{C++
+/**
+ * We send notifications through nsIObserverService with topic
+ * NS_NETWORK_LINK_TOPIC whenever one of isLinkUp or linkStatusKnown
+ * changes. We pass one of the NS_NETWORK_LINK_DATA_ constants below
+ * as the aData parameter of the notification.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TOPIC "network:link-status-changed"
+
+/**
+ * isLinkUp is now true, linkStatusKnown is true.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_DATA_UP "up"
+/**
+ * isLinkUp is now false, linkStatusKnown is true.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_DATA_DOWN "down"
+/**
+ * isLinkUp is still true, but the network setup is modified.
+ * linkStatusKnown is true.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_DATA_CHANGED "changed"
+/**
+ * linkStatusKnown is now false.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_DATA_UNKNOWN "unknown"
+
+/**
+ * We send notifications through nsIObserverService with topic
+ * NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_TOPIC whenever the network connection type
+ * changes. We pass one of the valid connection type constants
+ * below as the aData parameter of the notification.
+ */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_TOPIC "network:link-type-changed"
+
+/** We were unable to determine the network connection type */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_UNKNOWN "unknown"
+
+/** A standard wired ethernet connection */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_ETHERNET "ethernet"
+
+/** A connection via a USB port */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_USB "usb"
+
+/** A connection via a WiFi access point (IEEE802.11) */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_WIFI "wifi"
+
+/** A connection via WiMax (IEEE802.16) */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_WIMAX "wimax"
+
+/** A '2G' mobile connection (e.g. GSM, GPRS, EDGE) */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_2G "2g"
+
+/** A '3G' mobile connection (e.g. UMTS, CDMA) */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_3G "3g"
+
+/** A '4G' mobile connection (e.g. LTE, UMB) */
+#define NS_NETWORK_LINK_TYPE_4G "4g"
+%}