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gecko-sdk/idl/nsIServiceManager.idl

+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
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+ * The Original Code is XPCOM.
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+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+
+#include "nsISupports.idl"
+
+/**
+ * The nsIServiceManager manager interface provides a means to obtain
+ * global services in an application. The service manager depends on the 
+ * repository to find and instantiate factories to obtain services.
+ *
+ * Users of the service manager must first obtain a pointer to the global
+ * service manager by calling NS_GetServiceManager. After that, 
+ * they can request specific services by calling GetService. When they are
+ * finished they can NS_RELEASE() the service as usual.
+ *
+ * A user of a service may keep references to particular services indefinitely
+ * and only must call Release when it shuts down.
+ *
+ * @status FROZEN
+ */
+
+[scriptable, uuid(8bb35ed9-e332-462d-9155-4a002ab5c958)]
+interface nsIServiceManager : nsISupports
+{
+    /**
+     * getServiceByContractID
+     *
+     * Returns the instance that implements aClass or aContractID and the
+     * interface aIID.  This may result in the instance being created.
+     *
+     * @param aClass or aContractID : aClass or aContractID of object 
+     *                                instance requested
+     * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+     * @param result : resulting service 
+     */
+    void getService(in nsCIDRef aClass, 
+                    in nsIIDRef aIID, 
+                    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+    void getServiceByContractID(in string aContractID,
+                                in nsIIDRef aIID, 
+                                [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result);
+
+    /**
+     * isServiceInstantiated
+     *
+     * isServiceInstantiated will return a true if the service has already
+     * been created, otherwise false
+     *
+     * @param aClass or aContractID : aClass or aContractID of object 
+     *                                instance requested
+     * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+     * @param aIID : IID of interface requested
+     */
+    boolean isServiceInstantiated(in nsCIDRef aClass, in nsIIDRef aIID);
+    boolean isServiceInstantiatedByContractID(in string aContractID, in nsIIDRef aIID);
+};
+
+
+%{C++
+#define NS_ERROR_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE  NS_ERROR_GENERATE_FAILURE(NS_ERROR_MODULE_XPCOM, 22)
+/**
+ * @status DEPRECATED
+ */
+#define NS_ERROR_SERVICE_NOT_FOUND      NS_ERROR_GENERATE_SUCCESS(NS_ERROR_MODULE_XPCOM, 22)
+/**
+ * @status DEPRECATED
+ */
+#define NS_ERROR_SERVICE_IN_USE         NS_ERROR_GENERATE_SUCCESS(NS_ERROR_MODULE_XPCOM, 23)
+
+// Observing xpcom autoregistration.  Topics will be 'start' and 'stop'.
+#define NS_XPCOM_AUTOREGISTRATION_OBSERVER_ID "xpcom-autoregistration"
+
+#ifdef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
+#include "nsXPCOM.h"
+#include "nsServiceManagerUtils.h"
+#include "nsIServiceManagerObsolete.h"
+#endif
+%}
+