RetroZilla/browser/components/sessionstore/nsISessionStore.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIDOMWindow;
interface nsIDOMNode;
interface nsIDictionary;

/**
 * nsISessionStore keeps track of the current browsing state - i.e.
 * tab history, cookies, scroll state, form data, POSTDATA and window features
 * - and allows to restore everything into one window.
 */

[scriptable, uuid(11852a90-20de-11db-a98b-0800200c9a66)]
interface nsISessionStore : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Initialize the service
   */
  void init(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * Get the current browsing state.
   * @return a JSON string representing the session state.
   */
  AString getBrowserState();

  /**
   * Set the browsing state.
   * This will immediately restore the state of the whole application to the state
   * passed in, *replacing* the current session.
   *
   * @param aState is a JSON string representing the session state.
   */
  void setBrowserState(in AString aState);

  /**
   * @param aWindow is the window whose state is to be returned.
   * 
   * @return a JSON string representing a session state with only one window.
   */
  AString getWindowState(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * @param aWindow    is the window whose state is to be set.
   * @param aState     is a JSON string representing a session state.
   * @param aOverwrite boolean overwrite existing tabs
   */
  void setWindowState(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in AString aState, in boolean aOverwrite);

  /**
   * Get the number of restore-able tabs for a window
   */
  unsigned long getClosedTabCount(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * Get closed tab data
   * @return a JSON string representing the list of closed tabs.
   */
  AString getClosedTabData(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow);

  /**
   * @param aWindow
   *          The window to reopen a closed tab in.
   * @param aIndex
   *          Indicates the window to be restored (FIFO ordered).
   */
  void undoCloseTab(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in unsigned long aIndex);

  /**
   * @param aWindow is the window to get the value for.
   * @param aKey    is the value's name.
   * 
   * @return A string value or "" if none is set.
   */
  AString getWindowValue(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @param aWindow      is the window to set the value for.
   * @param aKey         is the value's name.
   * @param aStringValue is the value itself (use toSource/eval before setting JS objects).
   */
  void setWindowValue(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in AString aKey, in AString aStringValue);
  
  /**
   * @param aWindow is the window to get the value for.
   * @param aKey    is the value's name.
   */
  void deleteWindowValue(in nsIDOMWindow aWindow, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @param aTab is the tab to get the value for.
   * @param aKey is the value's name.
   * 
   * @return A string value or "" if none is set.
   */
  AString getTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @param aTab         is the tab to set the value for.
   * @param aKey         is the value's name.
   * @param aStringValue is the value itself (use toSource/eval before setting JS objects).
   */
  void setTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey, in AString aStringValue);

  /**
   * @param aTab is the tab to get the value for.
   * @param aKey is the value's name.
   */
  void deleteTabValue(in nsIDOMNode aTab, in AString aKey);

  /**
   * @param aName is the name of the attribute to save/restore for all xul:tabs.
   */
  void persistTabAttribute(in AString aName);
};