darin%netscape.com 0236fb0bbe adding IPC framework -- NOT PART OF THE BUILD
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2002-10-31 08:19:27 +00:00

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#ifndef ipcModule_h__
#define ipcModule_h__
#include "nsID.h"
class ipcMessage;
class ipcClient;
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// abstract module class
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ipcModule
{
public:
//
// called when this module will no longer be accessed. if this module was
// allocated on the heap, then it can be free'd.
//
virtual void Shutdown() = 0;
//
// called to determine the ID of this module. the ID of a module
// indicates the "message target" for which it will be registered
// as a handler.
//
virtual const nsID &ID() = 0;
//
// called when a new message arrives for this module.
//
// params:
//
// client - an opaque "handle" to an object representing the client that
// sent the message. modules should not store the value of this
// beyond the duration fo this function call. (e.g., the handle
// may be invalid after this function call returns.) modules
// wishing to hold onto a reference to a "client" should store
// the client's ID (see IPC_GetClientID).
//
// msg - the message sent from the client. the target of this message
// matches the ID of this module.
//
virtual void HandleMsg(ipcClient *client, const ipcMessage *msg) = 0;
};
//
// factory method signature for DLLs, which may define more than one ipcModule
// implementation. the DLL must export the following symbol:
//
// extern "C" ipcModule **IPC_GetModuleList();
//
// return:
// null terminated array of modules.
//
typedef ipcModule ** (*ipcGetModuleListFunc)(void);
#endif // !ipcModule_h__