source: vbox/trunk/src/libs/xpcom18a4/ipc/ipcd/extensions/dconnect/public/ipcIDConnectService.idl@ 9699

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#include "nsISupports.idl"

/**
 * This service provides methods similar to nsIComponentManager and
 * nsIServiceManager.  A ClientID parameter specifies the remote process
 * in which the object should live.
 *
 * ipcIService can be used to determine the ClientID of a remote process.
 *
 * It is assumed that both processes have access to the same typelibs.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(fe07ed16-2710-4a1e-a4e2-81302b62bf0e)]
interface ipcIDConnectService : nsISupports
{
  void createInstance(
    in unsigned long aClientID,
    in nsCIDRef aClass,
    in nsIIDRef aIID,
    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result
  );

  void createInstanceByContractID(
    in unsigned long aClientID,
    in string aContractID,
    in nsIIDRef aIID,
    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result
  );

  void getService(
    in unsigned long aClientID,
    in nsCIDRef aClass,
    in nsIIDRef aIID,
    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result
  );

  void getServiceByContractID(
    in unsigned long aClientID,
    in string aContractID,
    in nsIIDRef aIID,
    [iid_is(aIID),retval] out nsQIResult result
  );
};