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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
commit | 5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8 (patch) | |
tree | 10027f336435511475e392454359edea8e25895d /storage/mozIStorageService.idl | |
parent | 49ee0794b5d912db1f95dce6eb52d781dc210db5 (diff) | |
download | uxp-5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8.tar.gz |
Add m-esr52 at 52.6.0
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diff --git a/storage/mozIStorageService.idl b/storage/mozIStorageService.idl new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..56d2a127ed --- /dev/null +++ b/storage/mozIStorageService.idl @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +/* -*- Mode: idl; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ + +#include "nsISupports.idl" + +interface mozIStorageConnection; +interface nsIFile; +interface nsIFileURL; +interface nsIPropertyBag2; +interface nsIVariant; +interface mozIStorageCompletionCallback; + +/** + * The mozIStorageService interface is intended to be implemented by + * a service that can create storage connections (mozIStorageConnection) + * to either a well-known profile database or to a specific database file. + * + * This is the only way to open a database connection. + * + * @note The first reference to mozIStorageService must be made on the main + * thread. + */ +[scriptable, uuid(07b6b2f5-6d97-47b4-9584-e65bc467fe9e)] +interface mozIStorageService : nsISupports { + /** + * Open an asynchronous connection to a database. + * + * This method MUST be called from the main thread. The connection object + * returned by this function is not threadsafe. You MUST use it only from + * the main thread. + * + * If you have more than one connection to a file, you MUST use the EXACT + * SAME NAME for the file each time, including case. The sqlite code uses + * a simple string compare to see if there is already a connection. Opening + * a connection to "Foo.sqlite" and "foo.sqlite" will CORRUPT YOUR DATABASE. + * + * @param aDatabaseStore Either a nsIFile representing the file that contains + * the database or a special string to open a special database. The special + * string may be: + * - "memory" to open an in-memory database. + * + * @param aOptions A set of options (may be null). Options may contain: + * - bool shared (defaults to |false|). + * -- If |true|, opens the database with a shared-cache. The + * shared-cache mode is more memory-efficient when many + * connections to the same database are expected, though, the + * connections will contend the cache resource. In any cases + * where performance matter, working without a shared-cache will + * improve concurrency. @see openUnsharedDatabase + * + * - int growthIncrement (defaults to none). + * -- Set the growth increment for the main database. This hints SQLite to + * grow the database file by a given chunk size and may reduce + * filesystem fragmentation on large databases. + * @see mozIStorageConnection::setGrowthIncrement + * + * @param aCallback A callback that will receive the result of the operation. + * In case of error, it may receive as status: + * - NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY if allocating a new storage object fails. + * - NS_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPTED if the database file is corrupted. + * In case of success, it receives as argument the new database + * connection, as an instance of |mozIStorageAsyncConnection|. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG if |aDatabaseStore| is neither a file nor + * one of the special strings understood by this method, or if one of + * the options passed through |aOptions| does not have the right type. + * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_SAME_THREAD if called from a thread other than the + * main thread. + */ + void openAsyncDatabase(in nsIVariant aDatabaseStore, + [optional] in nsIPropertyBag2 aOptions, + in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback); + /** + * Get a connection to a named special database storage. + * + * @param aStorageKey a string key identifying the type of storage + * requested. Valid values include: "memory". + * + * @see openDatabase for restrictions on how database connections may be + * used. For the profile database, you should only access it from the main + * thread since other callers may also have connections. + * + * @returns a new mozIStorageConnection for the requested + * storage database. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG if aStorageKey is invalid. + */ + mozIStorageConnection openSpecialDatabase(in string aStorageKey); + + /** + * Open a connection to the specified file. + * + * Consumers should check mozIStorageConnection::connectionReady to ensure + * that they can use the database. If this value is false, it is strongly + * recommended that the database be backed up with + * mozIStorageConnection::backupDB so user data is not lost. + * + * ========== + * DANGER + * ========== + * + * If you have more than one connection to a file, you MUST use the EXACT + * SAME NAME for the file each time, including case. The sqlite code uses + * a simple string compare to see if there is already a connection. Opening + * a connection to "Foo.sqlite" and "foo.sqlite" will CORRUPT YOUR DATABASE. + * + * The connection object returned by this function is not threadsafe. You must + * use it only from the thread you created it from. + * + * @param aDatabaseFile + * A nsIFile that represents the database that is to be opened.. + * + * @returns a mozIStorageConnection for the requested database file. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY + * If allocating a new storage object fails. + * @throws NS_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPTED + * If the database file is corrupted. + */ + mozIStorageConnection openDatabase(in nsIFile aDatabaseFile); + + /** + * Open a connection to the specified file that doesn't share a sqlite cache. + * + * Without a shared-cache, each connection uses its own pages cache, which + * may be memory inefficient with a large number of connections, in such a + * case so you should use openDatabase instead. On the other side, if cache + * contention may be an issue, for instance when concurrency is important to + * ensure responsiveness, using unshared connections may be a performance win. + * + * ========== + * DANGER + * ========== + * + * If you have more than one connection to a file, you MUST use the EXACT + * SAME NAME for the file each time, including case. The sqlite code uses + * a simple string compare to see if there is already a connection. Opening + * a connection to "Foo.sqlite" and "foo.sqlite" will CORRUPT YOUR DATABASE. + * + * The connection object returned by this function is not threadsafe. You must + * use it only from the thread you created it from. + * + * @param aDatabaseFile + * A nsIFile that represents the database that is to be opened. + * + * @returns a mozIStorageConnection for the requested database file. + * + * @throws NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY + * If allocating a new storage object fails. + * @throws NS_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPTED + * If the database file is corrupted. + */ + mozIStorageConnection openUnsharedDatabase(in nsIFile aDatabaseFile); + + /** + * See openDatabase(). Exactly the same only initialized with a file URL. + * Custom parameters can be passed to SQLite and VFS implementations through + * the query part of the URL. + * + * @param aURL + * A nsIFileURL that represents the database that is to be opened. + */ + mozIStorageConnection openDatabaseWithFileURL(in nsIFileURL aFileURL); + + /* + * Utilities + */ + + /** + * Copies the specified database file to the specified parent directory with + * the specified file name. If the parent directory is not specified, it + * places the backup in the same directory as the current file. This function + * ensures that the file being created is unique. + * + * @param aDBFile + * The database file that will be backed up. + * @param aBackupFileName + * The name of the new backup file to create. + * @param [optional] aBackupParentDirectory + * The directory you'd like the backup file to be placed. + * @return The nsIFile representing the backup file. + */ + nsIFile backupDatabaseFile(in nsIFile aDBFile, in AString aBackupFileName, + [optional] in nsIFile aBackupParentDirectory); +}; + +%{C++ + +#define MOZ_STORAGE_MEMORY_STORAGE_KEY "memory" + +%} |