xpcom/system/nsIGIOService.idl

   1 /* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
   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
   4  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
   5
   6 #include "nsISupports.idl"
   7
   8 interface nsIUTF8StringEnumerator;
   9 interface nsIURI;
  10
  11 /* nsIGIOMimeApp holds information about an application that is looked up
  12    with nsIGIOService::GetAppForMimeType. */
  13 // 66009894-9877-405b-9321-bf30420e34e6 prev uuid
  14
  15 [scriptable, uuid(ca6bad0c-8a48-48ac-82c7-27bb8f510fbe)]
  16 interface nsIGIOMimeApp : nsISupports
  17 {
  18   const long EXPECTS_URIS  = 0;
  19   const long EXPECTS_PATHS = 1;
  20   const long EXPECTS_URIS_FOR_NON_FILES = 2;
  21
  22   readonly attribute AUTF8String         id;
  23   readonly attribute AUTF8String         name;
  24   readonly attribute AUTF8String         command;
  25   readonly attribute long                expectsURIs;  // see constants above
  26   readonly attribute nsIUTF8StringEnumerator supportedURISchemes;
  27
  28   void launch(in AUTF8String uri);
  29   void setAsDefaultForMimeType(in AUTF8String mimeType);
  30   void setAsDefaultForFileExtensions(in AUTF8String extensions);
  31   void setAsDefaultForURIScheme(in AUTF8String uriScheme);
  32 };
  33
  34 /*
  35  * The VFS service makes use of two distinct registries.
  36  *
  37  * The application registry holds information about applications (uniquely
  38  * identified by id), such as which MIME types and URI schemes they are
  39  * capable of handling, whether they run in a terminal, etc.
  40  *
  41  * The MIME registry holds information about MIME types, such as which
  42  * extensions map to a given MIME type.  The MIME registry also stores the
  43  * id of the application selected to handle each MIME type.
  44  */
  45
  46 // prev id dea20bf0-4e4d-48c5-b932-dc3e116dc64b
  47 [scriptable, uuid(eda22a30-84e1-4e16-9ca0-cd1553c2b34a)]
  48 interface nsIGIOService : nsISupports
  49 {
  50
  51   /*** MIME registry methods ***/
  52
  53   /* Obtain the MIME type registered for an extension.  The extension
  54      should not include a leading dot. */
  55   AUTF8String        getMimeTypeFromExtension(in AUTF8String extension);
  56
  57   /* Obtain the preferred application for opening a given URI scheme */
  58   nsIGIOMimeApp      getAppForURIScheme(in AUTF8String aURIScheme);
  59
  60   /* Obtain the preferred application for opening a given MIME type */
  61   nsIGIOMimeApp      getAppForMimeType(in AUTF8String mimeType);
  62
  63   /* Obtain the preferred application for opening a given MIME type */
  64   nsIGIOMimeApp      createAppFromCommand(in AUTF8String cmd,
  65                                           in AUTF8String appName);
  66
  67   /* Obtain a description for the given MIME type */
  68   AUTF8String        getDescriptionForMimeType(in AUTF8String mimeType);
  69
  70   /*** Misc. methods ***/
  71
  72   /* Open the given URI in the default application */
  73   void               showURI(in nsIURI uri);
  74   [noscript] void    showURIForInput(in ACString uri);
  75
  76   /* Open path in file manager using org.freedesktop.FileManager1 interface */
  77   [noscript] void    orgFreedesktopFileManager1ShowItems(in ACString path);
  78 };
  79
  80 %{C++
  81 #define NS_GIOSERVICE_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/gio-service;1"
  82 %}