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-
- #include "nsISupports.idl"
- #include "nsIFactory.idl"
- #include "nsIFile.idl"
- #include "nsIComponentManager.idl"
-
- [object, uuid(c073cfc0-567c-11d3-aec1-0000f8e25c06)]
- interface nsIComponentLoader : nsISupports {
-
- /**
- * Get the factory for a given component.
- */
- nsIFactory getFactory(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aLocation,
- in string aType);
-
- /**
- * Initialize the loader.
- *
- * We use nsISupports here because nsIRegistry isn't IDLized yet.
- */
- void init(in nsIComponentManager aCompMgr, in nsISupports aRegistry);
-
- /**
- * Called when a component of the appropriate type is registered,
- * to give the component loader an opportunity to do things like
- * annotate the registry and such.
- */
- void onRegister(in nsIIDRef aCID, in string aType,
- in string aClassName, in string aContractID,
- in string aLocation, in boolean aReplace,
- in boolean aPersist);
-
- /**
- * When is AutoRegistration occuring?
- */
- const long Startup = 0;
- const long Component = 1;
- const long Timer = 2;
-
- /**
- * AutoRegister components in the given directory.
- */
- void autoRegisterComponents(in long aWhen, in nsIFile aDirectory);
-
- /**
- * AutoRegister the given component.
- *
- * Returns true if the component was registered, false if it couldn't
- * attempt to register the component (wrong type) and ``throws'' an
- * NS_FAILED code if there was an error during registration.
- */
- boolean autoRegisterComponent(in long aWhen, in nsIFile aComponent);
-
- /**
- * AutoUnregister the given component.
- * Returns true if the component was unregistered, false if it coudln't
- * attempt to unregister the component (not found, wrong type).
- */
- boolean autoUnregisterComponent(in long aWhen, in nsIFile aComponent);
-
- /**
- * Register any deferred (NS_ERROR_FACTORY_REGISTER_AGAIN) components.
- * Return registered-any-components?
- */
- boolean registerDeferredComponents(in long aWhen);
-
- /**
- * Unload all components that are willing.
- */
- void unloadAll(in long aWhen);
-
- };
-