/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
 * 
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 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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#include "nsIURI.idl"

%{C++
#define NS_LDAPURL_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/network/ldap-url;1"
%}

/**
 * Strings in methods inherited from nsIURI, which are using XPIDL
 * |string| types, are expected to be UTF8 encoded. All such strings
 * in this interface, except attribute types (e.g. "cn"), should in fact
 * be UTF8. It's important to remember that attributes can not be UTF8,
 * they can only be of a limited subset of ASCII (see RFC 2251).
 */

[scriptable, uuid(8e3a6d33-2e68-40ba-8f94-6ac03f69066e)]
interface nsILDAPURL : nsIURI {
    /**
     * Initialize an LDAP URL
     *
     * @param aUrlType       - one of the URLTYPE_ flags @seealso nsIStandardURL
     * @param aDefaultPort   - if the port parsed from the URL string matches
     *                         this port, then the port will be removed from the
     *                         canonical form of the URL.
     * @param aSpec          - URL string.
     * @param aOriginCharset - the charset from which this URI string
     *                         originated.  this corresponds to the charset
     *                         that should be used when communicating this
     *                         URI to an origin server, for example.  if
     *                         null, then provide aBaseURI implements this
     *                         interface, the origin charset of aBaseURI will
     *                         be assumed, otherwise defaulting to UTF-8 (i.e.,
     *                         no charset transformation from aSpec).
     * @param aBaseURI       - if null, aSpec must specify an absolute URI.
     *                         otherwise, aSpec will be resolved relative
     *                         to aBaseURI.
     */
    void init(in unsigned long aUrlType,
              in long aDefaultPort,
              in AUTF8String aSpec,
              in string aOriginCharset,
              in nsIURI aBaseURI);

    /**
     * The distinguished name of the URL (ie the base DN for the search).
     * This string is expected to be a valid UTF8 string.
     *
     * for the getter:
     *
     * @exception NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER     NULL pointer to GET method
     * @exception NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Ran out of memory
     */
    attribute AUTF8String dn;

    /**
     * The attributes to get for this URL, in comma-separated format. If the
     * list is empty, all attributes are requested.
     */
    attribute ACString attributes;

    /**
     * Add one attribute to the array of attributes to request. If the
     * attribute is already in our array, this becomes a noop.
     *
     * @param aAttribute          An LDAP attribute (e.g. "cn")
     */
    void addAttribute(in ACString aAttribute);

    /**
     * Remove one attribute from the array of attributes to request. If
     * the attribute didn't exist in the array, this becomes a noop.
     *
     * @param aAttribute                    An LDAP attribute (e.g. "cn")
     * @exception NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY	Ran out of memory
     */
    void removeAttribute(in ACString aAttribute);

    /**
     * Test if an attribute is in our list of attributes already
     *
     * @param aAttribute                    An LDAP attribute (e.g. "cn")
     * @return boolean                      Truth value
     * @exception NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER     NULL pointer to GET method
     */
    boolean hasAttribute(in ACString aAttribute);

    /**
     * The scope of the search.  defaults to SCOPE_BASE. 
     *
     * @exception NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER     NULL pointer to GET method
     * @exception NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI	Illegal base to SET method
     */
    attribute long scope;

    /**
     * Search just the base object
     */
    const long SCOPE_BASE = 0;
    
    /** 
     * Search only the children of the base object
     */
    const long SCOPE_ONELEVEL = 1;

    /**
     * Search the entire subtree under and including the base object
     */
    const long SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2;

    /**
     * The search filter. "(objectClass=*)" is the default.
     */
    attribute AUTF8String filter;

    /**
     * Any options defined for this URL (check options using a bitwise and)
     * 
     * @exception NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER     NULL pointer to GET method
     * @exception NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY    Ran out of memory
     */
    attribute unsigned long options;

    /**
     * If this is set/true, this is an ldaps: URL, not an ldap: URL
     */
    const unsigned long OPT_SECURE = 0x01;
};