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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIURI;
interface nsIFaviconDataCallback;

[scriptable, uuid(2cf188f4-3c96-4bca-b668-36b25aaf7c1d)]
interface nsIFaviconService : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Declares that a given page uses a favicon with the given URI.
   *
   * Will create an entry linking the favicon URI to the page, regardless
   * of whether we have data for that icon.  You can populate it later with
   * SetFaviconData.  However, remember that any favicons not associated with a
   * visited web page, a bookmark, or a "place:" URI, will be removed during
   * expiration runs.
   *
   * This will send out history pageChanged notification if the new favicon has
   * any data and it's different from the old associated favicon.  This means
   * that you should try to set data before calling this method if you have it,
   * otherwise it won't fire any notifications.
   *
   * @param aPageURI
   *        URI of the page whose favicon is being set.
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon to associate with the page.
   */
  void setFaviconUrlForPage(in nsIURI aPageURI,
                            in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * Same as SetFaviconUrlForPage except that this also attempts to fetch and
   * save the icon data by loading the favicon URI through an async network
   * request.
   *
   * If the icon data already exists, we won't normally try to re-load the
   * icon.  If the icon is in the failed favicon cache we won't do anything.
   * Use forceReload to force a reload of the data.  This will also eventually
   * remove the favicon from the failed cache, if the reload succeeds.
   *
   * This function will only save favicons for "good" URIs, as defined by what
   * gets added to history or is a bookmark.  For "bad" URIs, this function
   * will succeed but do nothing.  This function will also ignore the error page
   * favicon URI (see FAVICON_ERRORPAGE_URL below).
   * Icons that fail to load will automatically be added to the failed favicon
   * cache.
   *
   * This function will not save favicons for non-bookmarked URIs when
   * history is disabled.  The rest of the functions
   * here will always store favicons even when history is disabled.
   *
   * @param aPageURI
   *        URI of the page whose favicon is being set.
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon to associate with the page.
   * @param aForceReload
   *        Unset is normal behavior, we will only try to reload the favicon
   *        if we don't have it or if it has expired from the cache.  If set,
   *        it will always try to reload the favicon.
   * @param aCallback
   *        Once we're done setting and/or loading the favicon, we invoke this
   *        callback.
   *
   * @deprecated Use the identical function
   *             mozIAsyncFavicons::setAndFetchFaviconForPage.
   */
  [deprecated]
  void setAndLoadFaviconForPage(in nsIURI aPageURI,
                                in nsIURI aFaviconURI,
                                in boolean aForceReload,
                                [optional] in nsIFaviconDataCallback aCallback);

  /**
   * Stores the data for a given favicon URI.
   *
   * You can set the data even if you haven't called SetFaviconUrlForPage
   * yet.  It will be stored but will not be associated with any page.
   * However, any favicons not associated with a visited web page, bookmark,
   * or "place:" URI will be expired when history expiration runs.  This might
   * happen at any time, so you should not let the message loop run before
   * you associate the icon or it may get deleted.
   *
   * It is best to set the favicon data, and then associate it with a page using
   * setFaviconUrlForPage, otherwise it won't notify about the change.
   *
   * It's better to not use this function for chrome: icon URIs since you can
   * reference the chrome image yourself. GetFaviconLinkForIcon/Page will ignore
   * any associated data if the favicon URI is "chrome:" and just return the
   * same chrome URI.
   *
   * This function does NOT send out notifications that the data has changed.
   * Pages using this favicons that are visible in history or bookmarks views
   * will keep the old icon until they have been refreshed by other means.
   *
   * This function tries to optimize the favicon size, if it is bigger
   * than a defined limit we will try to convert it to a 16x16 png image.
   * If the conversion fails and favicon is still bigger than our max accepted
   * size it won't be saved.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon whose data is being set.
   * @param aData
   *        Binary contents of the favicon to save
   * @param aDataLength
   *        Length of binary data
   * @param aMimeType
   *        MIME type of the data to store.  This is important so that we know
   *        what to report when the favicon is used.  You should always set this
   *        param unless you are clearing an icon.
   * @param aExpiration
   *        Time in microseconds since the epoch when this favicon expires.
   *        Until this time, we won't try to load it again.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE
   *         Thrown if the favicon is overbloated and won't be saved to the db.
   *
   * @deprecated Use mozIAsyncFavicons::replaceFaviconData
   */
  void setFaviconData(in nsIURI aFaviconURI,
                      [const,array,size_is(aDataLen)] in octet aData,
                      in unsigned long aDataLen,
                      in AUTF8String aMimeType,
                      in PRTime aExpiration);

  /**
   * Same as setFaviconData but the data is provided by a string
   * containing a data URL.
   *
   * @see setFaviconData
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon whose data is being set.
   * @param aDataURL
   *        string containing a data URL that represents the contents of
   *        the favicon to save
   * @param aExpiration
   *        Time in microseconds since the epoch when this favicon expires.
   *        Until this time, we won't try to load it again.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE
   *         Thrown if the favicon is overbloated and won't be saved to the db.
   *
   * @deprecated Use mozIAsyncFavicons::replaceFaviconDataFromDataURL
   */
  void setFaviconDataFromDataURL(in nsIURI aFaviconURI,
                                 in AString aDataURL,
                                 in PRTime aExpiration);

  /**
   * Retrieves the given favicon data.  Throws if we don't have data.
   *
   * If there is no data but we have an entry for this favicon, aDataLen will
   * be 0 and aData will be NULL.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon whose data is being read
   * @param aData
   *        Output parameter where the binary favicon data will be placed.
   *        This will be null if we have this URI but have no data associated
   *        with it.
   * @param aDataLen
   *        Output parameter where the size of the binary data will be placed.
   * @param aMimeType
   *        Output parameter where the MIME type will be placed.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
   *         Thrown when we have never heard of this favicon URI.
   */
  void getFaviconData(in nsIURI aFaviconURI,
                      out AUTF8String aMimeType,
                      [optional] out unsigned long aDataLen,
                      [array,retval,size_is(aDataLen)] out octet aData);

  /**
   * Same as getFaviconData, but returns data as a string containing a data url.
   *
   * @see getFaviconData
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        URI of the favicon whose data is being read
   * @return A data URL containing the data of the favicon. This will be
   *         null if we have this URL but have no data associated with it.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
   *         Thrown when we have never heard of this favicon URL.
   */
  AString getFaviconDataAsDataURL(in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * Retrieves the URI of the favicon for the given page.
   *
   * @param aPageURI
   *        URI of the page whose favicon is desired
   * @return The URI of the favicon associated with that page. Returning a
   *         URI here does NOT mean that we have data for this favicon, only
   *         that we know what the favicon should be.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
   *         When the page is not found or it has no favicon.
   */
  nsIURI getFaviconForPage(in nsIURI aPageURI);

  /**
   * Same as getFaviconLinkForIcon but this adds an extra level of indirection,
   * looking up the favicon based on the page URI and using the default if not
   * found.
   *
   * @see getFaviconLinkForIcon
   *
   * @param aPageURI
   *        URI of the page whose favicon is desired
   * @return A URI that will give you the icon image.  This is NOT the URI of
   *         the icon as set on the page, but a URI that will give you the
   *         data out of the favicon service.  For a normal page with a
   *         favicon we've stored, this will be an annotation URI which will
   *         then cause the corresponding favicon data to be loaded async from
   *         this service.  For pages where we don't have a favicon, this will
   *         be a chrome URI of the default icon. For chrome URIs, the
   *         output will be the same as the input.
   */
  nsIURI getFaviconImageForPage(in nsIURI aPageURI);

  /**
   * For a given icon URI, this will return a URI that will result in the image.
   * In most cases, this is an annotation URI.  For chrome URIs, this will do
   * nothing but returning the input URI.
   *
   * No validity checking is done. If you pass an icon URI that we've never
   * seen, you'll get back a URI that references an invalid icon. The moz-anno
   * protocol handler's special case for "favicon" annotations will resolve
   * invalid icons to the default icon, although without caching.
   * For invalid chrome URIs, you'll get a broken image.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        The URI of an icon in the favicon service.
   * @return A URI that will give you the icon image.  This is NOT the URI of
   *         the icon as set on the page, but a URI that will give you the
   *         data out of the favicon service.  For a normal page with a
   *         favicon we've stored, this will be an annotation URI which will
   *         then cause the corresponding favicon data to be loaded async from
   *         this service.  For pages where we don't have a favicon, this will
   *         be a chrome URI of the default icon. For chrome URIs, the
   *         output will be the same as the input.
   */
  nsIURI getFaviconLinkForIcon(in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * Expire all known favicons from the database.
   *
   * @note This is an async method.
   *       On successful completion a "places-favicons-expired" notification is
   *       dispatched through observer's service.
   */
  void expireAllFavicons();

  /**
   * Adds a given favicon's URI to the failed favicon cache.
   *
   * The lifespan of the favicon cache is up to the caching system.  This cache
   * will also be written when setAndLoadFaviconForPage hits an error while
   * fetching an icon.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        The URI of an icon in the favicon service.
   */
  void addFailedFavicon(in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * Removes the given favicon from the failed favicon cache.  If the icon is
   * not in the cache, it will silently succeed.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        The URI of an icon in the favicon service.
   */
  void removeFailedFavicon(in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * Checks to see if a favicon is in the failed favicon cache.
   * A positive return value means the icon is in the failed cache and you
   * probably shouldn't try to load it.  A false return value means that it's
   * worth trying to load it.
   * This allows you to avoid trying to load "foo.com/favicon.ico" for every
   * page on a site that doesn't have a favicon.
   *
   * @param aFaviconURI
   *        The URI of an icon in the favicon service.
   */
  boolean isFailedFavicon(in nsIURI aFaviconURI);

  /**
   * The default favicon URI
   */
  readonly attribute nsIURI defaultFavicon;
};

[scriptable, function, uuid(22ebd780-f4ab-11de-8a39-0800200c9a66)]
interface nsIFaviconDataCallback : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Called when the required favicon's information is available.
   *
   * This callback will be called only if the operation is successful, otherwise
   * you won't get notified.
   *
   * The caller will receive the most information we can gather on the icon,
   * but it's not guaranteed that all of them will be set.  For some method
   * we could not know the favicon's data (it could just be too expensive to
   * get it, or the method does not require we actually have any data).
   * It's up to the caller to check aDataLen > 0 before using any data-related
   * information like mime-type or data itself.
   *
   * @param aURI
   *        Depending on caller method it could be:
   *          - a dataURI: has "data:" scheme, with base64 encoded icon data.
   *          - a faviconURI: the URI of the icon in the favicon service.
   *          - a faviconLinkURI: has "moz-anno" scheme, used to get data async.
   * @param aDataLen
   *        Size of the icon data in bytes.  Notice that a value of 0 does not
   *        necessarily mean that we don't have an icon.
   * @param aData
   *        Icon data, null if aDataLen is 0.
   * @param aMimeType
   *        Mime type of the icon, null if aDataLen is 0.
   */
  void onFaviconDataAvailable(in nsIURI aURI,
                              in unsigned long aDataLen,
                              [const,array,size_is(aDataLen)] in octet aData,
                              in AUTF8String aMimeType);
};

%{C++

/**
 * Notification sent when all favicons are expired.
 */
#define NS_PLACES_FAVICONS_EXPIRED_TOPIC_ID "places-favicons-expired"
#define FAVICON_DEFAULT_URL "chrome://mozapps/skin/places/defaultFavicon.png"
#define FAVICON_ERRORPAGE_URL "chrome://global/skin/icons/warning-16.png"

%}