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- /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- /**
- * <B>INTERFACE TO NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR PLUGINS (NEW C++ API).</B>
- *
- * <P>This superscedes the old plugin API (npapi.h, npupp.h), and
- * eliminates the need for glue files: npunix.c, npwin.cpp and npmac.cpp that
- * get linked with the plugin. You will however need to link with the "backward
- * adapter" (badapter.cpp) in order to allow your plugin to run in pre-5.0
- * browsers.
- *
- * <P>This is the master header file that includes most of the other headers
- * you'll need to write a plugin.
- */
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- /**
- * The following diagram depicts the relationships between various objects
- * implementing the new plugin interfaces. QueryInterface can be used to switch
- * between interfaces in the same box:
- *
- *
- * the plugin (only 1)
- * +----------------------+
- * | nsIPlugin or |<- - - - - -NSGetFactory()
- * +----------------------+
- * |
- * |
- * | instances (many)
- * | +-------------------+
- * | | nsIPluginInstance |+
- * | +-------------------+|
- * | +------|-----------+
- * | |
- * | PLUGIN SIDE |peer
- *~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- * | BROWSER SIDE |
- * | v
- * | +---------------------------------+
- * | | nsIPluginInstancePeer |+
- * | | nsIWindowlessPluginInstancePeer ||
- * | | nsIPluginTagInfo ||
- * | | nsIPluginTagInfo2 ||
- * | +---------------------------------+|
- * | +--------------------------------+
- * |
- * |
- * v the browser (only 1)
- * +---------------------+
- * | nsIPluginManager |
- * | nsIPluginManager2 |
- * | nsIFileUtilities |
- * | nsIPref |
- * | nsICacheManager ... |
- * +---------------------+
- */
-
- #ifndef nsplugins_h___
- #define nsplugins_h___
- #include "nsIComponentManager.h" // for NSGetFactory
-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- /**
- * <B>Interfaces which must be implemented by a plugin</B>
- * These interfaces have NPP equivalents in pre-5.0 browsers (see npapi.h).
- */
-
- /**
- * A plugin object is used to create new plugin instances. It manages the
- * global state of all plugins with the same implementation.
- */
- #include "nsIPlugin.h"
-
- /**
- * A plugin instance represents a particular activation of a plugin on a page.
- */
- #include "nsIPluginInstance.h"
-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- /**
- * <B>Interfaces implemented by the browser:
- * These interfaces have NPN equivalents in pre-5.0 browsers (see npapi.h).
- */
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- /**
- * The plugin manager which is the main point of interaction with the browser
- * and provides general operations needed by a plugin.
- */
- #include "nsIPluginManager.h"
-
- /**
- * A plugin instance peer gets created by the browser and associated with each
- * plugin instance to represent tag information and other callbacks needed by
- * the plugin instance.
- */
- #include "nsIPluginInstancePeer.h"
-
- /**
- * The nsIPluginTagInfo interface provides information about the html tag
- * that was used to instantiate the plugin instance.
- *
- * To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginInstancePeer
- */
- #include "nsIPluginTagInfo.h"
-
- /**
- * The nsIWindowlessPluginInstancePeer provides additional operations for
- * windowless plugins.
- *
- * To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginInstancePeer
- */
- #include "nsIWindowlessPlugInstPeer.h"
-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- /**
- * <B>Interfaces implemented by the browser (new for 5.0):
- */
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- /**
- * The nsIPluginManager2 interface provides additional plugin manager features
- * only available in Communicator 5.0.
- *
- * To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginManager
- */
- #include "nsIPluginManager2.h"
-
- /**
- * The nsIFileUtilities interface provides operations to manage temporary
- * files and directories.
- *
- * To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginManager
- */
- #include "nsIFileUtilities.h"
-
- /**
- * The nsIPluginTagInfo2 interface provides additional html tag information
- * only available in Communicator 5.0.
- *
- * To obtain: QueryInterface on nsIPluginTagInfo
- */
- #include "nsIPluginTagInfo2.h"
-
- #include "nsIOutputStream.h"
-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- #endif // nsplugins_h___
-