dom/base/nsIEntropyCollector.idl

   1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
   2 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
   3  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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   5
   6 #include "nsISupports.idl"
   7
   8 /**
   9  * Interface for an object that wants to gather "random"
  10  * data to be used for entropy purposes.
  11  */
  12 %{C++
  13
  14 /*
  15  * If anyone wants to collect the entropy distributed by the
  16  * event handler, they'll have to implement this CONTRACTID
  17  */
  18 #define NS_ENTROPYCOLLECTOR_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/security/entropy;1"
  19 %}
  20 /* Buffer type - for passing random data to the entropy
  21  * collector.
  22  */
  23 [ptr] native buffer(void);
  24
  25 [uuid(6f883680-ab9d-11d4-9978-00b0d02354a0)]
  26 interface nsIEntropyCollector : nsISupports
  27 {
  28
  29   /**
  30    * Add the following bytes to the pool of data to be used
  31    * in gathering entropy.
  32    */
  33   void randomUpdate(in buffer entropy, in long bufLen);
  34
  35 };