nsXPCOMGlue.h 5.3 KB

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  38. #ifndef nsXPCOMGlue_h__
  39. #define nsXPCOMGlue_h__
  40. #include "nscore.h"
  41. class nsILocalFile;
  42. /**
  43. * The following function is available in both the standalone and
  44. * dynamically linked versions of the glue.
  45. */
  46. struct GREVersionRange {
  47. const char *lower;
  48. PRBool lowerInclusive;
  49. const char *upper;
  50. PRBool upperInclusive;
  51. };
  52. struct GREProperty {
  53. const char *property;
  54. const char *value;
  55. };
  56. /**
  57. * Locate the path of the xpcom shared library from a GRE with specified
  58. * properties.
  59. *
  60. * @param versions An array of version ranges: if any version range
  61. * matches, the GRE is considered acceptable.
  62. * @param versionsLength The length of the versions array.
  63. * @param properties A null-terminated list of GRE property/value pairs
  64. * which must all be satisfied.
  65. * @param propertiesLength Length of the properties array.
  66. * @param buffer A buffer to be filled with the appropriate path. If
  67. * the "local" GRE is specified (via the USE_LOCAL_GRE
  68. * environment variable, for example), this buffer
  69. * will be set to the empty string.
  70. * @param buflen The length of buffer. This must be at least
  71. * PATH_MAX/MAXPATHLEN.
  72. * @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE if an appropriate GRE could not be found.
  73. * @note The properties parameter is ignored on macintosh, because of the
  74. * manner in which the XUL frameworks are installed by version.
  75. * @note Currently this uses a "first-fit" algorithm, it does not select
  76. * the newest available GRE.
  77. */
  78. extern "C" NS_COM_GLUE nsresult
  79. GRE_GetGREPathWithProperties(const GREVersionRange *versions,
  80. PRUint32 versionsLength,
  81. const GREProperty *properties,
  82. PRUint32 propertiesLength,
  83. char *buffer, PRUint32 buflen);
  84. #ifdef XPCOM_GLUE
  85. /**
  86. * The following functions are only available in the standalone glue.
  87. */
  88. /**
  89. * Initialize the XPCOM glue by dynamically linking against the XPCOM
  90. * shared library indicated by xpcomFile.
  91. */
  92. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(nsresult)
  93. XPCOMGlueStartup(const char* xpcomFile);
  94. /**
  95. * Finish the XPCOM glue after it is no longer needed.
  96. */
  97. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(nsresult)
  98. XPCOMGlueShutdown();
  99. /**
  100. * Locate the path of the XPCOM shared library of a compatible GRE.
  101. * The result of this function is normally passed directly to
  102. * XPCOMGlueStartup. This looks for the GRE version in
  103. * nsBuildID.h, which is generated at build time. Unless you set
  104. * MOZ_MILESTONE_RELEASE this will probably not be a useful GRE version string.
  105. *
  106. * @return string buffer pointing to the XPCOM DLL path. Callers do
  107. * not need to free this buffer.
  108. * @status DEPRECATED - Use GRE_GetGREPathWithProperties
  109. */
  110. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(char const *)
  111. GRE_GetXPCOMPath();
  112. /**
  113. * Locate the directory of a compatible GRE as an nsIFile
  114. *
  115. * @param _retval Ordinary XPCOM getter, returns an addrefed interface.
  116. */
  117. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(nsresult)
  118. GRE_GetGREDirectory(nsILocalFile* *_retval);
  119. /**
  120. * Embedding applications which don't need a custom
  121. * directoryserviceprovider may use GRE_Startup to start the XPCOM
  122. * glue and initialize the GRE in one step.
  123. */
  124. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(nsresult)
  125. GRE_Startup();
  126. /**
  127. * Shut down XPCOM and the XPCOM glue in one step.
  128. */
  129. extern "C" NS_HIDDEN_(nsresult)
  130. GRE_Shutdown();
  131. #endif // XPCOM_GLUE
  132. #endif // nsXPCOMGlue_h__