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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
*
* 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
#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsIPrincipal;
interface nsIURI;
/**
* This interface defines a "permission" object,
* used to specify allowed/blocked objects from
* user-specified sites (cookies, images etc).
*/
[scriptable, uuid(bb409a51-2371-4fea-9dc9-b7286a458b8c)]
interface nsIPermission : nsISupports
{
/**
* The principal for which this permission applies.
*/
readonly attribute nsIPrincipal principal;
/**
* a case-sensitive ASCII string, indicating the type of permission
* (e.g., "cookie", "image", etc).
* This string is specified by the consumer when adding a permission
* via nsIPermissionManager.
* @see nsIPermissionManager
*/
readonly attribute ACString type;
/**
* The permission (see nsIPermissionManager.idl for allowed values)
*/
readonly attribute uint32_t capability;
/**
* The expiration type of the permission (session, time-based or none).
* Constants are EXPIRE_*, defined in nsIPermissionManager.
* @see nsIPermissionManager
*/
readonly attribute uint32_t expireType;
/**
* The expiration time of the permission (milliseconds since Jan 1 1970
* 0:00:00).
*/
readonly attribute int64_t expireTime;
/**
* The last modification time of the permission (milliseconds since Jan 1 1970
* 0:00:00).
*/
readonly attribute int64_t modificationTime;
/**
* Test whether a principal would be affected by this permission.
*
* @param principal the principal to test
* @param exactHost If true, only the specific host will be matched,
* @see nsIPermissionManager::testExactPermission.
* If false, subdomains will also be searched,
* @see nsIPermissionManager::testPermission.
*/
boolean matches(in nsIPrincipal principal,
in boolean exactHost);
/**
* Test whether a URI would be affected by this permission.
* NOTE: This performs matches with default origin attribute values.
*
* @param uri the uri to test
* @param exactHost If true, only the specific host will be matched,
* @see nsIPermissionManager::testExactPermission.
* If false, subdomains will also be searched,
* @see nsIPermissionManager::testPermission.
*/
boolean matchesURI(in nsIURI uri,
in boolean exactHost);
};