nsIWindowlessBrowser.idl

/* 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 "nsIWebNavigation.idl"

interface nsIDocShell;

/**
 * This interface represents a nsIWebBrowser instance with no associated OS
 * window. Its main function is to manage the lifetimes of those windows.
 * A strong reference to this object must be held until the window is
 * ready to be destroyed.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(abb46f48-abfc-41bf-aa9a-7feccefcf977)]
interface nsIWindowlessBrowser : nsIWebNavigation
{
  /**
   * "Closes" the windowless browser and destroys its associated nsIWebBrowser
   * and docshell.
   *
   * This method *must* be called for every windowless browser before its last
   * reference is released.
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * Get the docshell for this browser.  This is the docshell that gets
   * navigated when the browser's nsIWebNavigation interface is used.
   */
  readonly attribute nsIDocShell docShell;
};