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/* 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/. */

/**
 * A mechanism for specifying shutdown dependencies between
 * asynchronous services.
 *
 * Note that this XPCOM component is designed primarily for C++
 * clients. JavaScript clients should rather use AsyncShutdown.jsm,
 * which provides a better API and better error reporting for them.
 */


#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIPropertyBag.idl"
#include "nsIVariant.idl"

interface nsIAsyncShutdownClient;

/**
 * A blocker installed by a client to be informed during some stage of
 * shutdown and block shutdown asynchronously until some condition is
 * complete.
 *
 * If you wish to use AsyncShutdown, you will need to implement this
 * interface (and only this interface).
 */
[scriptable, uuid(4ef43f29-6715-4b57-a750-2ff83695ddce)]
interface nsIAsyncShutdownBlocker: nsISupports {
  /**
   * The *unique* name of the blocker.
   *
   * By convention, it should respect the following format:
   * "MyModuleName: Doing something while it's time"
   * e.g.
   * "OS.File: Flushing before profile-before-change"
   *
   * This attribute is uploaded as part of crash reports.
   */
  readonly attribute AString name;

  /**
   * Inform the blocker that the stage of shutdown has started.
   * Shutdown will NOT proceed until `aBarrierClient.removeBlocker(this)`
   * has been called.
   */
  void blockShutdown(in nsIAsyncShutdownClient aBarrierClient);

  /**
   * The current state of the blocker.
   *
   * In case of crash, this is converted to JSON and attached to
   * the crash report.
   *
   * This field may be used to provide JSON-style data structures.
   * For this purpose, use
   * - nsIPropertyBag to represent objects;
   * - nsIVariant to represent field values (which may hold nsIPropertyBag
   * themselves).
   */
  readonly attribute nsIPropertyBag state;
};

/**
 * A client for a nsIAsyncShutdownBarrier.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(d2031049-b990-43a2-95be-59f8a3ca5954)]
interface nsIAsyncShutdownClient: nsISupports {
  /**
   * The name of the barrier.
   */
  readonly attribute AString name;

  /**
   * Add a blocker.
   *
   * After a `blocker` has been added with `addBlocker`, if it is not
   * removed with `removeBlocker`, this will, by design, eventually
   * CAUSE A CRASH.
   *
   * Calling `addBlocker` once nsIAsyncShutdownBarrier::wait() has been
   * called on the owning barrier returns an error.
   *
   * @param aBlocker The blocker to add. Once
   * nsIAsyncShutdownBarrier::wait() has been called, it will not
   * call its `aOnReady` callback until all blockers have been
   * removed, each  by a call to `removeBlocker`.
   * @param aFileName The filename of the callsite, as given by `__FILE__`.
   * @param aLineNumber The linenumber of the callsite, as given by `__LINE__`.
   * @param aStack Information on the stack that lead to this call. Generally
   * empty when called from C++.
   */
  void addBlocker(in nsIAsyncShutdownBlocker aBlocker,
                  in AString aFileName,
                  in long aLineNumber,
                  in AString aStack);

  /**
   * Remove a blocker.
   *
   * @param aBlocker A blocker previously added to this client through
   * `addBlocker`. Noop if the blocker has never been added or has been
   * removed already.
   */
  void removeBlocker(in nsIAsyncShutdownBlocker aBlocker);

  /**
   * The JS implementation of the client.
   *
   * It is strongly recommended that JS clients of this API use
   * `jsclient` instead of the `nsIAsyncShutdownClient`. See
   * AsyncShutdown.jsm for more information on the JS version of
   * this API.
   */
  readonly attribute jsval jsclient;
};

/**
 * Callback invoked once all blockers of a barrier have been removed.
 */
[scriptable, function, uuid(910c9309-1da0-4dd0-8bdb-a325a38c604e)]
interface nsIAsyncShutdownCompletionCallback: nsISupports {
  /**
   * The operation has been completed.
   */
  void done();
};

/**
 * A stage of shutdown that supports blocker registration.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(50fa8a86-9c91-4256-8389-17d310adec90)]
interface nsIAsyncShutdownBarrier: nsISupports {

  /**
   * The blocker registration capability.  Most services may wish to
   * publish this capability to let services that depend on it register
   * blockers.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient client;

  /**
   * The state of all the blockers of the barrier.
   *
   * See the documentation of `nsIAsyncShutdownBlocker` for the
   * format.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIPropertyBag state;

  /**
   * Wait for all blockers to complete.
   *
   * Method `aOnReady` will be called once all blockers have finished.
   * The callback always receives NS_OK.
   */
  void wait(in nsIAsyncShutdownCompletionCallback aOnReady);
};

/**
 * A service that allows registering shutdown-time dependencies.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(db365c78-c860-4e64-9a63-25b73f89a016)]
interface nsIAsyncShutdownService: nsISupports {
  /**
   * Create a new barrier.
   *
   * By convention, the name should respect the following format:
   * "MyModuleName: Doing something while it's time"
   * e.g.
   * "OS.File: Waiting for clients to flush before shutting down"
   *
   * This attribute is uploaded as part of crash reports.
   */
  nsIAsyncShutdownBarrier makeBarrier(in AString aName);


  // Barriers for global shutdown stages in the parent process.

  /**
   * Barrier for notification profile-before-change.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient profileBeforeChange;

  /**
   * Barrier for notification profile-change-teardown.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient profileChangeTeardown;

  /**
   * Barrier for notification quit-application-granted.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient quitApplicationGranted;


  // Barriers for global shutdown stages in all processes.

  /**
   * Barrier for notification web-workers-shutdown.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient webWorkersShutdown;

  /**
   * Barrier for notification xpcom-will-shutdown.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIAsyncShutdownClient xpcomWillShutdown;

  // Don't add a barrier for content-child-shutdown because this
  // makes it easier to cause shutdown hangs.

};

%{C++
#define NS_ASYNCSHUTDOWNSERVICE_CONTRACTID "@mozilla.org/async-shutdown-service;1"
%}