netwerk/base/nsISerializationHelper.idl

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   5
   6 #include "nsISupports.idl"
   7
   8 /**
   9  * Simple scriptable serialization helper. Can be used as a service.
  10  */
  11
  12 interface nsISerializable;
  13
  14 [scriptable, uuid(31654c0f-35f3-44c6-b31e-37a11516e6bc)]
  15 interface nsISerializationHelper : nsISupports
  16 {
  17   /**
  18    * Serialize the object to a base64 string. This string can be later passed
  19    * as an input to deserializeObject method.
  20    */
  21   ACString serializeToString(in nsISerializable serializable);
  22
  23   /**
  24    * Takes base64 encoded string that cointains serialization of a single
  25    * object. Most commonly, input is result of previous call to
  26    * serializeToString.
  27    */
  28   nsISupports deserializeObject(in ACString input);
  29 };