/* -*- Mode: C++; 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 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ #include "nsIStreamListener.idl" interface nsIInputStream; interface nsIRequestObserver; interface nsIURI; interface nsISAXContentHandler; interface nsISAXDTDHandler; interface nsISAXEntityResolver; interface nsISAXErrorHandler; interface nsISAXLexicalHandler; interface nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler; /** * Interface for reading an XML document using callbacks. * * nsISAXXMLReader is the interface that an XML parser's SAX2 * driver must implement. This interface allows an application to set * and query features and properties in the parser, to register event * handlers for document processing, and to initiate a document * parse. */ [scriptable, uuid(5b1de802-9091-454f-9972-5753c0d0c70e)] interface nsISAXXMLReader : nsIStreamListener { /** * The base URI. */ attribute nsIURI baseURI; /** * If the application does not register a content handler, all * content events reported by the SAX parser will be silently * ignored. * * Applications may register a new or different handler in the * middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new * handler immediately. */ attribute nsISAXContentHandler contentHandler; /** * If the application does not register a DTD handler, all DTD * events reported by the SAX parser will be silently ignored. * * Applications may register a new or different handler in the * middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new * handler immediately. */ attribute nsISAXDTDHandler dtdHandler; /** * If the application does not register an error handler, all * error events reported by the SAX parser will be silently ignored; * however, normal processing may not continue. It is highly * recommended that all SAX applications implement an error handler * to avoid unexpected bugs. * * Applications may register a new or different handler in the * middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new * handler immediately. */ attribute nsISAXErrorHandler errorHandler; /** * A handler for the (optional) XML declaration of a document. * * * @note This is not part of the SAX standard. */ attribute nsIMozSAXXMLDeclarationHandler declarationHandler; /** * If the application does not register a lexical handler, all * lexical events (e.g. startDTD) reported by the SAX parser will be * silently ignored. * * Applications may register a new or different handler in the * middle of a parse, and the SAX parser must begin using the new * handler immediately. */ attribute nsISAXLexicalHandler lexicalHandler; /** * Set the value of a feature flag. * * The feature name is any fully-qualified URI. It is possible * for an XMLReader to expose a feature value but to be unable to * change the current value. Some feature values may be immutable * or mutable only in specific contexts, such as before, during, or * after a parse. * * All XMLReaders are required to support setting * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespaces to true and * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes to false. * * @param name String flag for a parser feature. * @param value Turn the feature on/off. * * @note This is currently supported only for * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes . All other * features will result in a NOT_IMPLEMENTED exception. */ void setFeature(in AString name, in boolean value); /** * Look up the value of a feature flag. * * The feature name is any fully-qualified URI. It is * possible for an XMLReader to recognize a feature name but * temporarily be unable to return its value. * Some feature values may be available only in specific * contexts, such as before, during, or after a parse. * * All XMLReaders are required to recognize the * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespaces and the * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes feature names. * * @param name String flag for a parser feature. * * @note This is currently supported only for * http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes . All other * features will result in a NOT_IMPLEMENTED exception. */ boolean getFeature(in AString name); /** * Set the value of a property. NOT CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED. * * The property name is any fully-qualified URI. It is possible * for an XMLReader to recognize a property name but to be unable to * change the current value. Some property values may be immutable * or mutable only in specific contexts, such as before, during, or * after a parse. * * XMLReaders are not required to recognize setting any specific * property names, though a core set is defined by SAX2. * * This method is also the standard mechanism for setting * extended handlers. * * @param name String flag for a parser feature * @param value Turn the feature on/off. */ void setProperty(in AString name, in nsISupports value); /** * Look up the value of a property. NOT CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED. * * The property name is any fully-qualified URI. It is * possible for an XMLReader to recognize a property name but * temporarily be unable to return its value. * Some property values may be available only in specific * contexts, such as before, during, or after a parse. * * XMLReaders are not required to recognize any specific * property names, though an initial core set is documented for * SAX2. * * Implementors are free (and encouraged) to invent their own properties, * using names built on their own URIs. * * @param name The property name, which is a fully-qualified URI. * @return The current value of the property. */ boolean getProperty(in AString name); /** * * @param str The UTF16 string to be parsed * @param contentType The content type of the string (see parseFromStream) * */ void parseFromString(in AString str, in string contentType); /** * * @param stream The byte stream whose contents are parsed * @param charset The character set that was used to encode the byte * stream. NULL if not specified. * @param contentType The content type of the string - either text/xml, * application/xml, or application/xhtml+xml. * Must not be NULL. * */ void parseFromStream(in nsIInputStream stream, in string charset, in string contentType); /** * Begin an asynchronous parse. This method initializes the parser, * and must be called before any nsIStreamListener methods. It is * then the caller's duty to call nsIStreamListener methods to drive * the parser. Once this method is called, the caller must not call * one of the other parse methods. * * @param observer The nsIRequestObserver to notify upon start or stop. * Can be NULL. */ void parseAsync(in nsIRequestObserver observer); };