From 5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Matt A. Tobin" Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 04:16:08 -0500 Subject: Add m-esr52 at 52.6.0 --- xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+) create mode 100644 xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl (limited to 'xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl') diff --git a/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl b/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl new file mode 100644 index 000000000..73390b15f --- /dev/null +++ b/xpcom/base/nsIWeakReference.idl @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +/* -*- Mode: IDL; 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 "nsISupports.idl" + +%{C++ +#include "mozilla/MemoryReporting.h" +%} + +/** + * An instance of |nsIWeakReference| is a proxy object that cooperates with + * its referent to give clients a non-owning, non-dangling reference. Clients + * own the proxy, and should generally manage it with an |nsCOMPtr| (see the + * type |nsWeakPtr| for a |typedef| name that stands out) as they would any + * other XPCOM object. The |QueryReferent| member function provides a + * (hopefully short-lived) owning reference on demand, through which clients + * can get useful access to the referent, while it still exists. + * + * @version 1.0 + * @see nsISupportsWeakReference + * @see nsWeakReference + * @see nsWeakPtr + */ +[scriptable, uuid(9188bc85-f92e-11d2-81ef-0060083a0bcf)] +interface nsIWeakReference : nsISupports + { + /** + * |QueryReferent| queries the referent, if it exists, and like |QueryInterface|, produces + * an owning reference to the desired interface. It is designed to look and act exactly + * like (a proxied) |QueryInterface|. Don't hold on to the produced interface permanently; + * that would defeat the purpose of using a non-owning |nsIWeakReference| in the first place. + */ + void QueryReferent( in nsIIDRef uuid, [iid_is(uuid), retval] out nsQIResult result ); + +%{C++ + virtual size_t SizeOfOnlyThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf) const = 0; +%} + }; + + +/** + * |nsISupportsWeakReference| is a factory interface which produces appropriate + * instances of |nsIWeakReference|. Weak references in this scheme can only be + * produced for objects that implement this interface. + * + * @version 1.0 + * @see nsIWeakReference + * @see nsSupportsWeakReference + */ +[scriptable, uuid(9188bc86-f92e-11d2-81ef-0060083a0bcf)] +interface nsISupportsWeakReference : nsISupports + { + /** + * |GetWeakReference| produces an appropriate instance of |nsIWeakReference|. + * As with all good XPCOM `getters', you own the resulting interface and should + * manage it with an |nsCOMPtr|. + * + * @see nsIWeakReference + * @see nsWeakPtr + * @see nsCOMPtr + */ + nsIWeakReference GetWeakReference(); + }; + + +%{C++ +#ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API +#include "nsIWeakReferenceUtils.h" +#endif +%} + -- cgit v1.2.3