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gecko-sdk/idl/nsIComponentManager.idl

+/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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+ *
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+ *
+ * The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+ * Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"),
+ * or the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+ * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
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+ * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+ * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+  
+/**
+ * The nsIComponentManager interface.
+ * @status FROZEN
+ */
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+interface nsIFactory;
+
+[scriptable, uuid(a88e5a60-205a-4bb1-94e1-2628daf51eae)]
+interface nsIComponentManager : nsISupports
+{    
+    /**
+     * getClassObject
+     *
+     * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
+     * CID aClass
+     *
+     * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
+     */
+    void getClassObject(in nsCIDRef aClass,
+                        in nsIIDRef aIID,
+                        [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+    /**
+     * getClassObjectByContractID
+     *
+     * Returns the factory object that can be used to create instances of
+     * CID aClass
+     *
+     * @param aClass The classid of the factory that is being requested
+     */
+    void getClassObjectByContractID(in string aContractID,
+                                    in nsIIDRef aIID,
+                                    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+
+   /**
+     * createInstance
+     *
+     * Create an instance of the CID aClass and return the interface aIID.
+     *
+     * @param aClass : ClassID of object instance requested
+     * @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
+     * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+     */
+    void createInstance(in nsCIDRef aClass, 
+                        in nsISupports aDelegate,
+                        in nsIIDRef aIID, 
+                        [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+    /**
+     * createInstanceByContractID
+     *
+     * Create an instance of the CID that implements aContractID and return the
+     * interface aIID. 
+     *
+     * @param aContractID : aContractID of object instance requested
+     * @param aDelegate : Used for aggregation
+     * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+     */
+    void createInstanceByContractID(in string aContractID,
+                                    in nsISupports aDelegate,
+                                    in nsIIDRef aIID, 
+                                    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+};
+
+
+%{ C++
+#ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
+#include "nsComponentManagerUtils.h"
+#endif
+%} C++