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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
/* 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 nsILoadGroup;

typedef unsigned long nsLoadFlags;

/**
 * nsIRequest
 */
[scriptable, uuid(ef6bfbd2-fd46-48d8-96b7-9f8f0fd387fe)]
interface nsIRequest : nsISupports
{
    /**
     * The name of the request.  Often this is the URI of the request.
     */
    readonly attribute AUTF8String name;

    /**
     * Indicates whether the request is pending. nsIRequest::isPending is
     * true when there is an outstanding asynchronous event that will make
     * the request no longer be pending.  Requests do not necessarily start
     * out pending; in some cases, requests have to be explicitly initiated
     * (e.g. nsIChannel implementations are only pending once asyncOpen
     * returns successfully).
     *
     * Requests can become pending multiple times during their lifetime.
     *
     * @return TRUE if the request has yet to reach completion.
     * @return FALSE if the request has reached completion (e.g., after
     *   OnStopRequest has fired).
     * @note Suspended requests are still considered pending.
     */
    boolean isPending();

    /**
     * The error status associated with the request.
     */
    readonly attribute nsresult status;

    /**
     * Cancels the current request.  This will close any open input or
     * output streams and terminate any async requests.  Users should 
     * normally pass NS_BINDING_ABORTED, although other errors may also
     * be passed.  The error passed in will become the value of the 
     * status attribute.
     *
     * Implementations must not send any notifications (e.g. via
     * nsIRequestObserver) synchronously from this function. Similarly,
     * removal from the load group (if any) must also happen asynchronously.
     *
     * Requests that use nsIStreamListener must not call onDataAvailable
     * anymore after cancel has been called.
     *
     * @param aStatus the reason for canceling this request.
     *
     * NOTE: most nsIRequest implementations expect aStatus to be a
     * failure code; however, some implementations may allow aStatus to
     * be a success code such as NS_OK.  In general, aStatus should be
     * a failure code.
     */
    void cancel(in nsresult aStatus);

    /**
     * Suspends the current request.  This may have the effect of closing
     * any underlying transport (in order to free up resources), although
     * any open streams remain logically opened and will continue delivering
     * data when the transport is resumed.
     *
     * Calling cancel() on a suspended request must not send any
     * notifications (such as onstopRequest) until the request is resumed.
     *
     * NOTE: some implementations are unable to immediately suspend, and
     * may continue to deliver events already posted to an event queue. In
     * general, callers should be capable of handling events even after 
     * suspending a request.
     */
    void suspend();

    /**
     * Resumes the current request.  This may have the effect of re-opening
     * any underlying transport and will resume the delivery of data to 
     * any open streams.
     */
    void resume();

    /**
     * The load group of this request.  While pending, the request is a 
     * member of the load group.  It is the responsibility of the request
     * to implement this policy.
     */
    attribute nsILoadGroup loadGroup;

    /**
     * The load flags of this request.  Bits 0-15 are reserved.
     *
     * When added to a load group, this request's load flags are merged with
     * the load flags of the load group.
     */
    attribute nsLoadFlags loadFlags;

    /**
     * Mask defining the bits reserved for nsIRequest LoadFlags
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_REQUESTMASK = 0xFFFF;

    /**************************************************************************
     * Listed below are the various load flags which may be or'd together.
     */

    /**
     * No special load flags:
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_NORMAL = 0;

    /**
     * Do not deliver status notifications to the nsIProgressEventSink and
     * do not block the loadgroup from completing (should this load belong to one).
     * Note: Progress notifications will still be delivered.
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_BACKGROUND = 1 << 0;

    /**************************************************************************
     * The following flags control the flow of data into the cache.
     */

    /**
     *  This flag prevents loading of the request with an HTTP pipeline.
     *  Generally this is because the resource is expected to take a
     *  while to load and may cause head of line blocking problems.
     */
    const unsigned long INHIBIT_PIPELINE = 1 << 6;

    /**
     * This flag prevents caching of any kind.  It does not, however, prevent
     * cached content from being used to satisfy this request.
     */
    const unsigned long INHIBIT_CACHING = 1 << 7;

    /**
     * This flag prevents caching on disk (or other persistent media), which
     * may be needed to preserve privacy.
     */
    const unsigned long INHIBIT_PERSISTENT_CACHING = 1 << 8;

    /**************************************************************************
     * The following flags control what happens when the cache contains data
     * that could perhaps satisfy this request.  They are listed in descending
     * order of precidence.
     */

    /**
     * Force an end-to-end download of content data from the origin server.
     * This flag is used for a shift-reload.
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE = 1 << 9;

    /**
     * Attempt to force a load from the cache, bypassing ALL validation logic
     * (note: this is stronger than VALIDATE_NEVER, which still validates for
     * certain conditions).
     * 
     * If the resource is not present in cache, it will be loaded from the
     * network.  Combine this flag with LOAD_ONLY_FROM_CACHE if you wish to
     * perform cache-only loads without validation checks.
     *
     * This flag is used when browsing via history.  It is not recommended for
     * normal browsing as it may likely violate reasonable assumptions made by
     * the server and confuse users.
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_FROM_CACHE   = 1 << 10;

    /**
     * The following flags control the frequency of cached content validation
     * when neither LOAD_BYPASS_CACHE or LOAD_FROM_CACHE are set.  By default,
     * cached content is automatically validated if necessary before reuse.
     * 
     * VALIDATE_ALWAYS forces validation of any cached content independent of
     * its expiration time (unless it is https with Cache-Control: immutable)
     * 
     * VALIDATE_NEVER disables validation of cached content, unless it arrived
     * with the "Cache: no-store" header, or arrived via HTTPS with the
     * "Cache: no-cache" header.
     *
     * VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION disables validation of expired content, 
     * provided it has already been validated (at least once) since the start 
     * of this session.
     *
     * NOTE TO IMPLEMENTORS:
     *   These flags are intended for normal browsing, and they should therefore
     *   not apply to content that must be validated before each use.  Consider,
     *   for example, a HTTP response with a "Cache-control: no-cache" header.
     *   According to RFC2616, this response must be validated before it can
     *   be taken from a cache.  Breaking this requirement could result in 
     *   incorrect and potentially undesirable side-effects.
     */
    const unsigned long VALIDATE_ALWAYS           = 1 << 11;
    const unsigned long VALIDATE_NEVER            = 1 << 12;
    const unsigned long VALIDATE_ONCE_PER_SESSION = 1 << 13;

    /**
     * When set, this flag indicates that no user-specific data should be added
     * to the request when opened. This means that things like authorization
     * tokens or cookie headers should not be added.
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_ANONYMOUS = 1 << 14;

    /**
     * When set, this flag indicates that caches of network connections,
     * particularly HTTP persistent connections, should not be used.
     */
    const unsigned long LOAD_FRESH_CONNECTION = 1 << 15;
};