nsIServiceManager.idl revision 677833bc953b6cb418c701facbdcf4aa18d6c44e
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
/**
* The nsIServiceManager manager interface provides a means to obtain
* global services in an application. The service manager depends on the
* repository to find and instantiate factories to obtain services.
*
* Users of the service manager must first obtain a pointer to the global
* service manager by calling NS_GetServiceManager. After that,
* they can request specific services by calling GetService. When they are
* finished they can NS_RELEASE() the service as usual.
*
* A user of a service may keep references to particular services indefinitely
* and only must call Release when it shuts down.
*
* @status FROZEN
*/
interface nsIServiceManager : nsISupports
{
/**
* getServiceByContractID
*
* Returns the instance that implements aClass or aContractID and the
* interface aIID. This may result in the instance being created.
*
* @param aClass or aContractID : aClass or aContractID of object
* instance requested
* @param aIID : IID of interface requested
* @param result : resulting service
*/
/**
* isServiceInstantiated
*
* isServiceInstantiated will return a true if the service has already
* been created, otherwise false
*
* @param aClass or aContractID : aClass or aContractID of object
* instance requested
* @param aIID : IID of interface requested
* @param aIID : IID of interface requested
*/
};
%{C++
/**
* @status DEPRECATED
*/
/**
* @status DEPRECATED
*/
// Observing xpcom startup. If you component has not been created, it will be.
// Observing xpcom shutdown
// Observing xpcom autoregistration. Topics will be 'start' and 'stop'.
#include "nsXPCOM.h"
#include "nsIServiceManagerUtils.h"
#include "nsIServiceManagerObsolete.h"
%}