Define the public version of the browser side RenderProcessHost interface. This interface is not ...

content/public/browser/render_process_host.h

+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_RENDER_PROCESS_HOST_H_
+#define CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_RENDER_PROCESS_HOST_H_
+
+#include "base/basictypes.h"
+#include "base/id_map.h"
+#include "base/process.h"
+#include "base/process_util.h"
+#include "content/common/content_export.h"
+#include "ipc/ipc_channel_proxy.h"
+#include "ipc/ipc_message.h"
+#include "ui/gfx/native_widget_types.h"
+#include "ui/gfx/surface/transport_dib.h"
+
+class GURL;
+struct ViewMsg_SwapOut_Params;
+
+namespace content {
+class BrowserContext;
+}
+
+namespace base {
+class TimeDelta;
+}
+
+namespace content {
+
+// Interface that represents the browser side of the browser <-> renderer
+// communication channel. There will generally be one RenderProcessHost per
+// renderer process.
+class CONTENT_EXPORT RenderProcessHost : public IPC::Message::Sender,
+                                         public IPC::Channel::Listener {
+ public:
+  typedef IDMap<RenderProcessHost>::iterator iterator;
+  typedef IDMap<IPC::Channel::Listener>::const_iterator listeners_iterator;
+
+  // Details for RENDERER_PROCESS_CLOSED notifications.
+  struct RendererClosedDetails {
+    RendererClosedDetails(base::ProcessHandle handle,
+                          base::TerminationStatus status,
+                          int exit_code,
+                          bool was_alive) {
+      this->handle = handle;
+      this->status = status;
+      this->exit_code = exit_code;
+      this->was_alive = was_alive;
+    }
+    base::ProcessHandle handle;
+    base::TerminationStatus status;
+    int exit_code;
+    bool was_alive;
+  };
+
+  virtual ~RenderProcessHost() {}
+
+  // Initialize the new renderer process, returning true on success. This must
+  // be called once before the object can be used, but can be called after
+  // that with no effect. Therefore, if the caller isn't sure about whether
+  // the process has been created, it should just call Init().
+  virtual bool Init(bool is_accessibility_enabled) = 0;
+
+  // Gets the next available routing id.
+  virtual int GetNextRoutingID() = 0;
+
+  // Called on the UI thread to cancel any outstanding resource requests for
+  // the specified render widget.
+  virtual void CancelResourceRequests(int render_widget_id) = 0;
+
+  // Called on the UI thread to simulate a SwapOut_ACK message to the
+  // ResourceDispatcherHost.  Necessary for a cross-site request, in the case
+  // that the original RenderViewHost is not live and thus cannot run an
+  // unload handler.
+  virtual void CrossSiteSwapOutACK(
+      const ViewMsg_SwapOut_Params& params) = 0;
+
+  // Called to wait for the next UpdateRect message for the specified render
+  // widget.  Returns true if successful, and the msg out-param will contain a
+  // copy of the received UpdateRect message.
+  virtual bool WaitForUpdateMsg(int render_widget_id,
+                                const base::TimeDelta& max_delay,
+                                IPC::Message* msg) = 0;
+
+  // Called when a received message cannot be decoded.
+  virtual void ReceivedBadMessage() = 0;
+
+  // Track the count of visible widgets. Called by listeners to register and
+  // unregister visibility.
+  virtual void WidgetRestored() = 0;
+  virtual void WidgetHidden() = 0;
+  virtual int VisibleWidgetCount() const = 0;
+
+  // Try to shutdown the associated renderer process as fast as possible.
+  // If this renderer has any RenderViews with unload handlers, then this
+  // function does nothing.  The current implementation uses TerminateProcess.
+  // Returns True if it was able to do fast shutdown.
+  virtual bool FastShutdownIfPossible() = 0;
+
+  // Returns true if fast shutdown was started for the renderer.
+  virtual bool FastShutdownStarted() const = 0;
+
+  // Dump the child process' handle table before shutting down.
+  virtual void DumpHandles() = 0;
+
+  // Returns the process object associated with the child process.  In certain
+  // tests or single-process mode, this will actually represent the current
+  // process.
+  //
+  // NOTE: this is not necessarily valid immediately after calling Init, as
+  // Init starts the process asynchronously.  It's guaranteed to be valid after
+  // the first IPC arrives.
+  virtual base::ProcessHandle GetHandle() = 0;
+
+  // Transport DIB functions ---------------------------------------------------
+
+  // Return the TransportDIB for the given id. On Linux, this can involve
+  // mapping shared memory. On Mac, the shared memory is created in the browser
+  // process and the cached metadata is returned. On Windows, this involves
+  // duplicating the handle from the remote process.  The RenderProcessHost
+  // still owns the returned DIB.
+  virtual TransportDIB* GetTransportDIB(TransportDIB::Id dib_id) = 0;
+
+  // RenderWidgetHost / compositing surface mapping functions ------------------
+
+  // Set a mapping from a RenderWidgetHost to a compositing surface. Pass a null
+  // handle to remove the mapping.
+  virtual void SetCompositingSurface(
+      int render_widget_id,
+      gfx::PluginWindowHandle compositing_surface) = 0;
+
+  // Returns the user browser context associated with this renderer process.
+  virtual content::BrowserContext* GetBrowserContext() const = 0;
+
+  // Returns the unique ID for this child process. This can be used later in
+  // a call to FromID() to get back to this object (this is used to avoid
+  // sending non-threadsafe pointers to other threads).
+  //
+  // This ID will be unique for all child processes, including workers, plugins,
+  // etc. It is generated by ChildProcessInfo.
+  virtual int GetID() const = 0;
+
+  // Called to inform the render process host of a new "max page id" for a
+  // render view host.  The render process host computes the largest page id
+  // across all render view hosts and uses the value when it needs to
+  // initialize a new renderer in place of the current one.
+  virtual void UpdateMaxPageID(int32 page_id) = 0;
+
+  // Returns the listener for the routing id passed in.
+  virtual IPC::Channel::Listener* GetListenerByID(int routing_id) = 0;
+
+  // Returns true iff channel_ has been set to non-NULL. Use this for checking
+  // if there is connection or not. Virtual for mocking out for tests.
+  virtual bool HasConnection() const = 0;
+
+  // Call this to allow queueing of IPC messages that are sent before the
+  // process is launched.
+  virtual void EnableSendQueue() = 0;
+
+  // Returns the renderer channel.
+  virtual IPC::ChannelProxy* GetChannel() = 0;
+
+  virtual listeners_iterator ListenersIterator() = 0;
+
+  // Try to shutdown the associated render process as fast as possible
+  virtual bool FastShutdownForPageCount(size_t count) = 0;
+
+  // Update the max page ID and send the update to the renderer process as well
+  virtual void UpdateAndSendMaxPageID(int32 page_id) = 0;
+
+  // TODO(ananta)
+  // Revisit whether the virtual functions declared from here on need to be
+  // part of the interface.
+  virtual void SetIgnoreInputEvents(bool ignore_input_events) = 0;
+  virtual bool IgnoreInputEvents() const = 0;
+
+  // Used for refcounting, each holder of this object must Attach and Release
+  // just like it would for a COM object. This object should be allocated on
+  // the heap; when no listeners own it any more, it will delete itself.
+  virtual void Attach(IPC::Channel::Listener* listener, int routing_id) = 0;
+
+  // See Attach()
+  virtual void Release(int listener_id) = 0;
+
+  // Schedules the host for deletion and removes it from the all_hosts list.
+  virtual void Cleanup() = 0;
+
+  // Listeners should call this when they've sent a "Close" message and
+  // they're waiting for a "Close_ACK", so that if the renderer process
+  // goes away we'll know that it was intentional rather than a crash.
+  virtual void ReportExpectingClose(int32 listener_id) = 0;
+
+  // Track the count of pending views that are being swapped back in.  Called
+  // by listeners to register and unregister pending views to prevent the
+  // process from exiting.
+  virtual void AddPendingView() = 0;
+  virtual void RemovePendingView() = 0;
+
+  // Sets a flag indicating that the process can be abnormally terminated.
+  virtual void SetSuddenTerminationAllowed(bool allowed) = 0;
+  // Returns true if the process can be abnormally terminated.
+  virtual bool SuddenTerminationAllowed() const = 0;
+
+  // Returns how long the child has been idle. The definition of idle
+  // depends on when a derived class calls mark_child_process_activity_time().
+  // This is a rough indicator and its resolution should not be better than
+  // 10 milliseconds.
+  virtual base::TimeDelta GetChildProcessIdleTime() const = 0;
+
+  // Static management functions -----------------------------------------------
+
+  // Flag to run the renderer in process.  This is primarily
+  // for debugging purposes.  When running "in process", the
+  // browser maintains a single RenderProcessHost which communicates
+  // to a RenderProcess which is instantiated in the same process
+  // with the Browser.  All IPC between the Browser and the
+  // Renderer is the same, it's just not crossing a process boundary.
+
+  static bool run_renderer_in_process();
+  static void set_run_renderer_in_process(bool value);
+
+  // Allows iteration over all the RenderProcessHosts in the browser. Note
+  // that each host may not be active, and therefore may have NULL channels.
+  static iterator AllHostsIterator();
+
+  // Returns the RenderProcessHost given its ID.  Returns NULL if the ID does
+  // not correspond to a live RenderProcessHost.
+  static RenderProcessHost* FromID(int render_process_id);
+
+  // Returns true if the caller should attempt to use an existing
+  // RenderProcessHost rather than creating a new one.
+  static bool ShouldTryToUseExistingProcessHost();
+
+  // Get an existing RenderProcessHost associated with the given browser
+  // context, if possible.  The renderer process is chosen randomly from
+  // suitable renderers that share the same context and type (determined by the
+  // site url).
+  // Returns NULL if no suitable renderer process is available, in which case
+  // the caller is free to create a new renderer.
+  static RenderProcessHost* GetExistingProcessHost(
+      content::BrowserContext* browser_context, const GURL& site_url);
+
+  // Overrides the default heuristic for limiting the max renderer process
+  // count.  This is useful for unit testing process limit behaviors.
+  // A value of zero means to use the default heuristic.
+  static void SetMaxRendererProcessCountForTest(size_t count);
+};
+
+}  // namespace content.
+
+#endif  // CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_RENDER_PROCESS_HOST_H_
+