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/* -*- Mode: idl; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* 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 mozIStorageCompletionCallback;
interface mozIStorageFunction;
interface mozIStorageProgressHandler;
interface mozIStorageBaseStatement;
interface mozIStorageStatement;
interface mozIStorageAsyncStatement;
interface mozIStorageStatementCallback;
interface mozIStoragePendingStatement;
interface nsIFile;
/**
* mozIStorageAsyncConnection represents an asynchronous database
* connection attached to a specific file or to an in-memory data
* storage. It is the primary interface for interacting with a
* database from the main thread, including creating prepared
* statements, executing SQL, and examining database errors.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(8bfd34d5-4ddf-4e4b-89dd-9b14f33534c6)]
interface mozIStorageAsyncConnection : nsISupports {
/**
* Transaction behavior constants.
*/
const int32_t TRANSACTION_DEFAULT = -1;
const int32_t TRANSACTION_DEFERRED = 0;
const int32_t TRANSACTION_IMMEDIATE = 1;
const int32_t TRANSACTION_EXCLUSIVE = 2;
/**
* The default behavior for all transactions run on this connection. Defaults
* to `TRANSACTION_DEFERRED`, and can be overridden for individual
* transactions.
*/
attribute int32_t defaultTransactionType;
/**
* The maximum number of bound parameters for statements executed on this
* connection. If your statement has more params than this limit, you'll
* need to chunk them into multiple statements. See `PlacesUtils.chunkArray`
* and its callers in Places for examples of how to do this, or read on for
* an overview.
*
* Keep in mind that the variable limit is for the _total_ number of
* parameters, including ones bound by name (using the `:VVV`, `@VVV`, or
* `?VVV` syntax) and index (`?` and `?NNN`).
*
* This means, when chunking:
*
* - If you're binding 1 param per 1 value per chunk (for example, if you
* have a list of GUIDs and a clause like `WHERE guid IN (?, ?, ?, ...)`,
* your chunk length is just `variableLimit`.
* - If you're binding 1 param per 1 value per chunk, but using that
* param in multiple positions in the query (for example, `WHERE url_hash
* IN (hash(?1), hash(?2), ...) AND url IN (?1, ?2, ...)`), you can use the
* `?NNN` syntax with a chunk length of `variableLimit`.
* - If you're binding N params per 1 value per chunk (for example, if you
* have a list of items with GUIDs and parent GUIDs, and you want to bind
* both), your chunk length is `variableLimit / N`, since you're binding
* two params for each element.
* - If you're binding K params per L values per chunk, plus M fixed ones
* (for example, `WHERE parentGuid = :parentGuid AND guid IN (?, ?, ...)`),
* your chunk length is `variableLimit - M`, to ensure there's space for the
* fixed variables.
*
* If you bind more params than this limit, `create{Async}Statement` will
* fail with a "too many SQL variables" error.
* It's possible to lower the limit, but it's not possible to set it higher
* than the default value, passing an higher value will silently truncate to
* the default. Lowering the limit is particularly useful for testing code
* that may bind many variables.
*/
attribute int32_t variableLimit;
/**
* Returns true if a transaction is active on this connection.
*
* Note that this is true if a transaction is active on the connection,
* regardless of how it was opened. There are several ways to open one:
*
* 1. Explicitly calling `beginTransaction` on a `mozIStorageConnection`.
* 2. Calling `executeSimpleSQL("BEGIN")` or
* `createStatement("BEGIN").execute()` on a `mozIStorageConnection`.
* 3. Executing an async statement, like
* `createAsyncStatement("BEGIN").executeAsync(...)`. This is what
* `Sqlite.sys.mjs` does under the hood.
*
* Because of this, it's important *not* to use this attribute to decide
* whether to *commit* the active transaction, because the caller that opened
* it may not expect that. This is why both `mozStorageTransaction` and
* `Sqlite.sys.mjs` use an internal variable (`mHasTransaction` for the former;
* `_hasInProgressTransaction` for the latter) to check if their transaction
* is already in progress, instead of just checking this attribute before
* committing. Otherwise, mozStorage might accidentally commit (or roll back!)
* a transaction started by `Sqlite.sys.mjs`, and vice versa.
*/
readonly attribute boolean transactionInProgress;
/**
* Close this database connection, allowing all pending statements
* to complete first.
*
* @param aCallback [optional]
* A callback that will be notified when the close is completed,
* with the following arguments:
* - status: the status of the call
* - value: |null|
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_SAME_THREAD
* If called on a thread other than the one that opened it. The
* callback will not be dispatched.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED
* If called on a connection that has already been closed or was
* never properly opened. The callback will still be dispatched
* to the main thread despite the returned error.
* @note If this call should fail, the callback won't be invoked.
*/
void asyncClose([optional] in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback);
/**
* Forcibly closes a database connection synchronously.
* This should only be used when it's required to close and replace the
* database synchronously to return control to the consumer, for example in
* case of a detected corruption on database opening.
* Since this spins the events loop, it should be used only in very particular
* and rare situations, or it may cause unexpected consequences (crashes).
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_SAME_THREAD
* If called on a thread other than the one that opened it.
*/
[noscript] void spinningSynchronousClose();
/**
* Clone a database connection and make the clone read only if needed.
* SQL Functions and attached on-disk databases are applied to the new clone.
*
* @param aReadOnly
* If true, the returned database should be put into read-only mode.
*
* @param aCallback
* A callback that will be notified when the operation is complete,
* with the following arguments:
* - status: the status of the operation
* - value: in case of success, an intance of
* mozIStorageAsyncConnection cloned from this one.
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_SAME_THREAD
* If is called on a thread other than the one that opened it.
* @throws NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED
* If this connection is a memory database.
*
* @note If your connection is already read-only, you will get a read-only
* clone.
* @note The resulting connection will implement `mozIStorageConnection`, but
* all synchronous methods will throw if called from the main thread.
* @note Due to a bug in SQLite, if you use the shared cache
* (see mozIStorageService), you end up with the same privileges as the
* first connection opened regardless of what is specified in aReadOnly.
* @note The following pragmas are copied over to a read-only clone:
* - cache_size
* - temp_store
* The following pragmas are copied over to a writeable clone:
* - cache_size
* - temp_store
* - foreign_keys
* - journal_size_limit
* - synchronous
* - wal_autocheckpoint
* All SQL functions are copied over to read-only and writeable clones.
* Additionally, all temporary tables, triggers, and views, as well as
* any indexes on temporary tables, are copied over to writeable clones.
* For temporary tables, only the schemas are copied, not their
* contents.
*/
void asyncClone(in boolean aReadOnly,
in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback);
/**
* The current database nsIFile. Null if the database
* connection refers to an in-memory database.
*/
readonly attribute nsIFile databaseFile;
/**
* Causes any pending database operation to abort and return at the first
* opportunity.
* @note this cannot be used on mozIStorageConnection unless the connection is
* explicitly marked as `interruptible`. For more details, please
* refer to CONNECTION_INTERRUPTIBLE in mozIStorageService.
* @note operations that are nearly complete may still be able to complete.
* @throws if used on an unsupported connection type, or a closed connection.
*/
void interrupt();
/**
* Vacuum the main database plus all the attached one.
* If the database is in auto_vacuum = INCREMENTAL mode, this executes an
* incremental_vacuum, otherwise it will always execute a full vacuum.
*
* While it's possible to invoke this method directly, it's suggested, when
* possible, to use the VacuumManager instead.
* That means registering your component for the "vacuum-participant" XPCOM
* category, and implement the mozIStorageVacuumParticipant interface.
*
* @param [aCallback] Completion callback invoked once the operation is
* complete.
* @param [aUseIncremental] When set to true, this will try to convert the
* main schema to auto_vacuum = INCREMENTAL mode, if it's not set yet.
* When set to false, it will try to set auto_vacuum = NONE.
* Note a full vacuum will be executed if the auto_vacuum mode must be
* changed, otherwise an incremental vacuum will happen if the database
* is already in INCREMENTAL mode.
* @param [aSetPageSize] This can be used to change the database page_size, a
* full vacuum will be executed to persist the change. If the page
* size is already correct, or you pass 0, this will be a no-op.
* @throws If it's not possible to start the async vacuum operation, note in
* this case the callback won't be invoked.
* @note Vacuum will fail inside a transaction, or if there is an ongoing
* read statement.
*/
void asyncVacuum(
[optional] in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback,
[optional] in boolean aUseIncremental,
[optional] in long aSetPageSize
);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// Statement creation
/**
* Create an asynchronous statement for the given SQL. An
* asynchronous statement can only be used to dispatch asynchronous
* requests to the asynchronous execution thread and cannot be used
* to take any synchronous actions on the database.
*
* The expression may use ? to indicate sequential numbered arguments,
* ?1, ?2 etc. to indicate specific numbered arguments or :name and
* $var to indicate named arguments.
*
* @param aSQLStatement
* The SQL statement to execute.
* @return a new mozIStorageAsyncStatement
* @note The statement is created lazily on first execution.
*/
mozIStorageAsyncStatement createAsyncStatement(in AUTF8String aSQLStatement);
/**
* Execute an array of statements created with this connection using
* any currently bound parameters. When the array contains multiple
* statements, the execution is wrapped in a single
* transaction. These statements can be reused immediately, and
* reset does not need to be called.
*
* @param aStatements
* The array of statements to execute asynchronously, in the order they
* are given in the array.
* @param aCallback [optional]
* The callback object that will be notified of progress, errors, and
* completion.
* @return an object that can be used to cancel the statements execution.
*
* @note If you have any custom defined functions, they must be
* re-entrant since they can be called on multiple threads.
*/
mozIStoragePendingStatement executeAsync(
in Array<mozIStorageBaseStatement> aStatements,
[optional] in mozIStorageStatementCallback aCallback
);
/**
* Execute asynchronously an SQL expression, expecting no arguments.
*
* @param aSQLStatement
* The SQL statement to execute
* @param aCallback [optional]
* The callback object that will be notified of progress, errors, and
* completion.
* @return an object that can be used to cancel the statement execution.
*/
mozIStoragePendingStatement executeSimpleSQLAsync(
in AUTF8String aSQLStatement,
[optional] in mozIStorageStatementCallback aCallback);
/**
* Loads a Sqlite Run-Time Loadable Extension as defined at
* Only a predetermined list of extensions can be loaded, that are statically
* linked in the shared library containing SQLite. The currently supported
* extensions are:
* - fts5
*
* New extensions can be added to the third_party/sqlite3/ext/ folder and then
* to this list, after a Storage peer has reviewed the request by verifying
* licensing, and code reliability.
* Extensions that must be loaded for all the connections should instead use
* sqlite3_auto_extension() (this must happen after sqlite3_config(), as it
* implicitly calls sqlite3_initialize()).
*
* @param aExtensionName
* The extension to load, see the above list for supported values.
* @param aCallback
* A callback that will be notified when the operation is complete,
* with the following arguments:
* - status: the status of the operation, use this to check if loading
* the extension was successful as it may be partly asynchronous.
* - value: unused.
* @throws NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG
* For unsupported extension names.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED
* If the connection is not open.
* @throws NS_ERROR_UEXPECTED
* If it was not possible to enable extensions loading.
*/
void loadExtension(in AUTF8String aExtensionName,
[optional] in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// Functions
/**
* Create a new SQL function. If you use your connection on multiple threads,
* your function needs to be threadsafe, or it should only be called on one
* thread.
*
* @param aFunctionName
* The name of function to create, as seen in SQL.
* @param aNumArguments
* The number of arguments the function takes. Pass -1 for
* variable-argument functions.
* @param aFunction
* The instance of mozIStorageFunction, which implements the function
* in question.
*/
void createFunction(in AUTF8String aFunctionName,
in long aNumArguments,
in mozIStorageFunction aFunction);
/**
* Delete custom SQL function.
*
* @param aFunctionName
* The name of function to remove.
*/
void removeFunction(in AUTF8String aFunctionName);
/**
* Sets a progress handler. Only one handler can be registered at a time.
* If you need more than one, you need to chain them yourself. This progress
* handler should be threadsafe if you use this connection object on more than
* one thread.
*
* @param aGranularity
* The number of SQL virtual machine steps between progress handler
* callbacks.
* @param aHandler
* The instance of mozIStorageProgressHandler.
* @return previous registered handler.
*/
mozIStorageProgressHandler setProgressHandler(in int32_t aGranularity,
in mozIStorageProgressHandler aHandler);
/**
* Remove a progress handler.
*
* @return previous registered handler.
*/
mozIStorageProgressHandler removeProgressHandler();
/**
* Makes a copy of a database asynchronously. This method can do an online
* backup of the database file, even if there are open connections actively
* using it (as a normal file copy can only be made if no connections are
* open on the database).
*
* While the copy is in the process of being made, the destination file
* will have a .tmp extension appended to it. In the event of a crash
* during the copy, this .tmp file will continue to exist, but will be
* an unusable partial copy.
*
* Once the copy has been completed, this method will automatically remove
* the .tmp extension.
*
* @param aDestinationFile
* The destination on the file system to write the database copy.
* @param aCallback
* A callback that will be notified when the operation is complete,
* with the following arguments:
* - status: the status of the operation, use this to check if making
* the copy was successful.
* - value: unused.
* @param [aPagesPerStep=5]
* The number of pages in the database to copy per step. Defaults to 5
* if omitted or set to 0.
* @param [aStepDelayMs=250]
* The number of milliseconds to wait between each step. Defaults to
* 250 if omitted or set to 0.
* @throws NS_ERROR_ABORT
* If the application has begun the process of shutting down already.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED
* If the connection has already started or completed closing.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
* If the database does not support asynchronous operations.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED
* If the execution thread cannot be acquired.
*/
void backupToFileAsync(in nsIFile aDestinationFile,
in mozIStorageCompletionCallback aCallback,
[optional] in unsigned long aPagesPerStep,
[optional] in unsigned long aStepDelayMs);
};