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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIFrame;
interface nsIObjectFrame;
interface nsIPluginInstance;
interface nsIDOMElement;
interface nsIDOMClientRect;

/**
 * This interface represents a content node that loads objects.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(1d89f35e-8f4b-4b79-b622-7be812a8babe)]
interface nsIObjectLoadingContent : nsISupports
{
  const unsigned long TYPE_LOADING  = 0;
  const unsigned long TYPE_IMAGE    = 1;
  const unsigned long TYPE_PLUGIN   = 2;
  const unsigned long TYPE_DOCUMENT = 3;
  const unsigned long TYPE_NULL     = 4;

  /**
   * The actual mime type (the one we got back from the network
   * request) for the element.
   */
  readonly attribute ACString actualType;

  /**
   * Gets the type of the content that's currently loaded. See
   * the constants above for the list of possible values.
   */
  readonly attribute unsigned long displayedType;

  /**
   * Gets the content type that corresponds to the give MIME type.  See the
   * constants above for the list of possible values.  If nothing else fits,
   * TYPE_NULL will be returned.
   */
  unsigned long getContentTypeForMIMEType(in AUTF8String aMimeType);

  /**
   * Returns the plugin instance if it has already been instantiated. This
   * will never instantiate the plugin and so is safe to call even when
   * content script must not execute.
   */
  [noscript] readonly attribute nsIPluginInstance pluginInstance;

  /**
   * Makes sure that a frame for this object exists, and that the plugin is
   * instantiated. This method does nothing if the type is not #TYPE_PLUGIN.
   * There is no guarantee that there will be a frame after this method is
   * called; for example, the node may have a display:none style. If plugin
   * instantiation is possible, it will be done synchronously by this method,
   * and the plugin instance will be returned. A success return value does not
   * necessarily mean that the instance is nonnull.
   *
   * This is a noscript method because it is internal and will go away once
   * plugin loading moves to content.
   *
   * @note If there is an error instantiating the plugin, this method will
   * trigger fallback to replacement content, and the type will change (and
   * this method will return a failure code)
   */
  [noscript] nsIPluginInstance ensureInstantiation();

  /**
   * Tells the content about an associated object frame.
   * This can be called multiple times for different frames.
   *
   * This is noscript because this is an internal method that will go away, and
   * because nsIObjectFrame is unscriptable.
   */
  [noscript] void hasNewFrame(in nsIObjectFrame aFrame);

  /**
   * Tells the object to paint directly in this location ignoring any
   * positioning information that may have been provided otherwise
   */
  void setAbsoluteScreenPosition(in nsIDOMElement element,
                                 in nsIDOMClientRect position,
                                 in nsIDOMClientRect clip);

  /**
   * If this object is in going to be printed, this method
   * returns the nsIObjectFrame object which should be used when
   * printing the plugin. The returned nsIFrame is in the original document,
   * not in the static clone.
   */
  [noscript] nsIFrame getPrintFrame();

  [noscript] void pluginCrashed();
};
