/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIAbCard;

/**
 * nsIAbAddressCollector is the interface to the address collecter service.
 * It will save and update the supplied addresses into the address book
 * specified by the "mail.collect_addressbook" pref.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(069d3fba-37d4-4158-b401-a8efaeea0b66)]
interface nsIAbAddressCollector : nsISupports {
  /**
   * Collects email addresses into the address book.
   * If a card already exists for the email, the first/last/display names
   * will be updated if they are supplied alongside the address.
   * If a card does not exist for the email it will be created if aCreateCard
   * is true.
   * 
   * @param  aAddresses  The list of emails (in standard header format)
   *                     to collect into the address book.
   * @param  aCreateCard Set to true if a card should be created if the
   *                     email address doesn't exist.
   * @param  aSendFormat The send format to save for the card. See
   *                     nsIAbPreferMailFormat for values. If updating a card
   *                     this value will only be changed if the current value
   *                     for the card is "unknown".
   */
  void collectAddress(in AUTF8String aAddresses, in boolean aCreateCard,
                      in unsigned long aSendFormat);

  /**
   * Collects a single name and email address into the address book.
   * By default, it saves the address without checking for an existing one.
   * See collectAddress for the general implementation.
   *
   * @param  aEmail         The email address to collect.
   * @param  aDisplayName   The display name associated with the email address.
   * @param  aCreateCard    Set to true if a card should be created if the
   *                        email address doesn't exist (ignored if
   *                        aSkipCheckExisting is true).
   * @param  aSendFormat    The send format to save for the card. See
   *                        nsIAbPreferMailFormat for values. If updating a card
   *                        this value will only be changed if the current value
   *                        for the card is "unknown".
   * @param  aSkipCheckExisting Optional parameter, if this is set then the
   *                            implementation will skip checking for an
   *                            existing card, and just create a new card.
   */
  void collectSingleAddress(in AUTF8String aEmail, in AUTF8String aDisplayName,
                            in boolean aCreateCard,
                            in unsigned long aSendFormat,
                            [optional] in boolean aSkipCheckExisting);
};