nsIHTMLEditor.idl

/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "domstubs.idl"

interface nsIContent;
interface nsIArray;

webidl Document;
webidl Element;
webidl Node;
webidl Selection;

[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(87ee993e-985f-4a43-a974-0d9512da2fb0)]
interface nsIHTMLEditor : nsISupports
{
%{C++
  typedef short EAlignment;
%}

  // used by GetAlignment()
  const short eLeft = 0;
  const short eCenter = 1;
  const short eRight = 2;
  const short eJustify = 3;


  /* ------------ Inline property methods -------------- */

  /**
   * SetInlineProperty() sets the aggregate properties on the current selection
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to set on the selection
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.
   *                    May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
   * @param aValue      if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
   *                    May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
   *                             aValue="0x00FFFF"
   */
  void setInlineProperty(in AString aProperty,
                         in AString aAttribute,
                         in AString aValue);

  /**
   * getInlineProperty() gets aggregate properties of the current selection.
   * All object in the current selection are scanned and their attributes are
   * represented in a list of Property object.
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to get on the selection
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.
   *                    May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
   * @param aValue      if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
   *                    May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
   *                             aValue="0x00FFFF"
   * @param aFirst      [OUT] PR_TRUE if the first text node in the
   *                          selection has the property
   * @param aAny        [OUT] PR_TRUE if any of the text nodes in the
   *                          selection have the property
   * @param aAll        [OUT] PR_TRUE if all of the text nodes in the
   *                          selection have the property
   */
  void getInlineProperty(in AString aProperty,
                         in AString aAttribute,
                         in AString aValue,
                         out boolean aFirst,
                         out boolean aAny,
                         out boolean aAll);

  AString getInlinePropertyWithAttrValue(in AString aProperty,
                                         in AString aAttribute,
                                         in AString aValue,
                                         out boolean aFirst,
                                         out boolean aAny,
                                         out boolean aAll);

  /**
   * removeAllInlineProperties() deletes all the inline properties from all
   * text in the current selection.
   */
  void removeAllInlineProperties();


  /**
   * removeInlineProperty() deletes the properties from all text in the current
   * selection.  If aProperty is not set on the selection, nothing is done.
   *
   * @param aProperty   the property to remove from the selection
   *                    All atoms are for normal HTML tags (e.g.:
   *                    nsIEditorProperty::font) except when you want to
   *                    remove just links and not named anchors.
   *                    For that, use nsIEditorProperty::href
   * @param aAttribute  the attribute of the property, if applicable.
   *                    May be null.
   *                    Example: aProperty=nsIEditorProptery::font,
   *                    aAttribute="color"
   *                    nsIEditProperty::allAttributes is special.
   *                    It indicates that all content-based text properties
   *                    are to be removed from the selection.
   */
  void removeInlineProperty(in AString aProperty, in AString aAttribute);

  /**
   *  Increase font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit
   *  All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes
   *  so they will be incremented instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
   */
  void increaseFontSize();

  /**
   *  Decrease font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit
   *  All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes
   *  so they will be decreased instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
   */
  void decreaseFontSize();

  /* ------------ HTML content methods -------------- */

  /**
   * Tests if a node is a BLOCK element according the the HTML 4.0 DTD.
   *   This does NOT consider CSS effect on display type
   *
   * @param aNode      the node to test
   */
  boolean nodeIsBlock(in Node node);

  /**
   * Insert some HTML source at the current location
   *
   * @param aInputString   the string to be inserted
   */
  void insertHTML(in AString aInputString);


  /**
    * Paste the text in the OS clipboard at the cursor position, replacing
    * the selected text (if any), but strip out any HTML styles and formatting
    */
  void pasteNoFormatting(in long aSelectionType);

  /**
   *  Rebuild the entire document from source HTML
   *  Needed to be able to edit HEAD and other outside-of-BODY content
   *
   *  @param aSourceString   HTML source string of the entire new document
   */
  void rebuildDocumentFromSource(in AString aSourceString);

  /**
    * Insert an element, which may have child nodes, at the selection
    * Used primarily to insert a new element for various insert element dialogs,
    *   but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should
    *   be useful for other elements.
    *
    * @param aElement           The element to insert
    * @param aDeleteSelection   Delete the selection before inserting
    *     If aDeleteSelection is PR_FALSE, then the element is inserted
    *     after the end of the selection for all element except
    *     Named Anchors, which insert before the selection
    */
  void insertElementAtSelection(in Element aElement,
                                in boolean aDeleteSelection);

  /**
   *   Set the BaseURL for the document to the current URL
   *     but only if the page doesn't have a <base> tag
   *   This should be done after the document URL has changed,
   *     such as after saving a file
   *   This is used as base for relativizing link and image urls
   */
  void updateBaseURL();


  /* ------------ Selection manipulation -------------- */
  /* Should these be moved to Selection? */

  /**
    * Set the selection at the suppled element
    *
    * @param aElement   An element in the document
    */
  void selectElement(in Element aElement);

  /**
    * Create a collapsed selection just after aElement
    *
    * XXX could we parameterize SelectElement(before/select/after>?
    *
    * The selection is set to parent-of-aElement with an
    *   offset 1 greater than aElement's offset
    *   but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should
    *   be useful for other elements.
    *
    * @param aElement  An element in the document
    */
  void setCaretAfterElement(in Element aElement);

  /**
   * SetParagraphFormat       Insert a block paragraph tag around selection
   * @param aParagraphFormat  "p", "h1" to "h6", "address", "pre", or "blockquote"
   */
  void setParagraphFormat(in AString aParagraphFormat);

  /**
   * getParagraphState returns what block tag paragraph format is in
   * the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one format
   * @return           Name of block tag. "" is returned for none.
   */
  AString getParagraphState(out boolean aMixed);

  /**
   * getFontFaceState returns what font face is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one font face
   * @return          Name of face.  Note: "tt" is returned for
   *                  tt tag.  "" is returned for none.
   */
  AString getFontFaceState(out boolean aMixed);

  /**
   * getBackgroundColorState returns what the background color of the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one font color
   * @return           Color string. "" is returned for none.
   */
  AString getBackgroundColorState(out boolean aMixed);

  /**
   * getHighlightColorState returns what the highlight color of the selection.
   * @param aMixed     True if there is more than one font color
   * @return           Color string. "" is returned for none.
   */
  AString getHighlightColorState(out boolean aMixed);

  /**
   * getListState returns what list type is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aOL       The company that employs me.  No, really, it's
   *                  true if an "ol" list is selected.
   * @param aUL       true if an "ul" list is selected.
   * @param aDL       true if a "dl" list is selected.
   */
  void getListState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aOL, out boolean aUL,
                    out boolean aDL);

  /**
   * getListItemState returns what list item type is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list item, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aLI       true if "li" list items are selected.
   * @param aDT       true if "dt" list items are selected.
   * @param aDD       true if "dd" list items are selected.
   */
  void getListItemState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aLI,
                        out boolean aDT, out boolean aDD);

  /**
   * getAlignment     returns what alignment is in the selection.
   * @param aMixed    True if there is more than one type of list item, or
   *                  if there is some list and non-list
   * @param aAlign    enum value for first encountered alignment
   *                  (left/center/right)
   */
  void getAlignment(out boolean aMixed, out short aAlign);

  /**
   * Document me!
   *
   */
  void makeOrChangeList(in AString aListType, in boolean entireList,
                        in AString aBulletType);

  /**
   * removeList removes list items (<li>, <dd>, and <dt>) and list structures
   * (<ul>, <ol>, and <dl>).
   *
   * @param aListType  Unused.
   */
  void removeList(in AString aListType);

  /**
   * Document me!
   *
   */
  void indent(in AString aIndent);

  /**
   * Document me!
   *
   */
  void  align(in AString aAlign);

  /**
   * GetElementOrParentByTagName() looks for an element node whose name matches
   * aTagName from aNode or anchor node of Selection to <body> element.
   *
   * @param aTagName        The tag name which you want to look for.
   *                        Must not be empty string.
   *                        If "list", the result may be <ul>, <ol> or <dl>
   *                        element.
   *                        If "td", the result may be <td> or <th>.
   *                        If "href", the result may be <a> element
   *                        which has "href" attribute with non-empty value.
   *                        If "anchor", the result may be <a> which has
   *                        "name" attribute with non-empty value.
   * @param aNode           If non-null, this starts to look for the result
   *                        from it.  Otherwise, i.e., null, starts from
   *                        anchor node of Selection.
   * @return                If an element which matches aTagName, returns
   *                        an Element.  Otherwise, nullptr.
   */
  Element getElementOrParentByTagName(in AString aTagName,
                                      in Node aNode);

  /**
   * Return an Element only if it is the only node selected,
   *    such as an image, horizontal rule, etc.  The return type is
   *    nsISupports for implementation convenience; the returned object,
   *    if not null, is always a DOM Element.
   *
   * The exception is a link, which is more like a text attribute:
   *    The Anchor tag is returned if the selection is within the textnode(s)
   *    that are children of the "A" node.
   *    This could be a collapsed selection, i.e., a caret
   *    within the link text.
   *
   * @param aTagName  The HTML tagname or and empty string
   *       to get any element (but only if it is the only element selected)
   *    Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
   *    Use "href" to get a link node
   *      (an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
   *    Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
   *      (an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
   * @return the element as described above
   */
  nsISupports getSelectedElement(in AString aTagName);

  /**
   * Return a new element with default attribute values
   *
   * This does not rely on the selection, and is not sensitive to context.
   *
   * Used primarily to supply new element for various insert element dialogs
   *  (Image, Link, NamedAnchor, Table, and HorizontalRule
   *   are the only returned elements as of 7/25/99)
   *
   * @param aTagName  The HTML tagname
   *    Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
   *    Use "href" to get a link node
   *      (an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
   *    Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
   *      (an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
   * @return          The new element created.
   */
  Element createElementWithDefaults(in AString aTagName);

  /**
   * Insert an link element as the parent of the current selection
   *
   * @param aElement   An "A" element with a non-empty "href" attribute
   */
  void insertLinkAroundSelection(in Element aAnchorElement);

  /**
   * Set the value of the "bgcolor" attribute on the document's <body> element
   *
   * @param aColor  The HTML color string, such as "#ffccff" or "yellow"
   */
  void setBackgroundColor(in AString aColor);

  /**
   * Find all the nodes in the document which contain references
   * to outside URIs (e.g. a href, img src, script src, etc.)
   * The objects in the array will be type nsIURIRefObject.
   *
   * @return aNodeList    the linked nodes found
   */
  nsIArray getLinkedObjects();

  /**
   * A boolean which is true is the HTMLEditor has been instantiated
   * with CSS knowledge and if the CSS pref is currently checked
   *
   * @return    true if CSS handled and enabled
   */
  attribute boolean isCSSEnabled;

  /**
   * checkSelectionStateForAnonymousButtons() may refresh editing UI such as
   * resizers, inline-table-editing UI, absolute positioning UI for current
   * Selection and focus state.  When this method shows or hides UI, the
   * editor (and/or its document/window) could be broken by mutation observers.
   * FYI: Current user in script is only BlueGriffon.
   *
   * @param aSelection  Selection instance for the normal selection of the
   *                    document.
   */
  void checkSelectionStateForAnonymousButtons(in Selection aSelection);

  boolean isAnonymousElement(in Element aElement);

  /**
   * A boolean indicating if a return key pressed in a paragraph creates
   * another paragraph or just inserts a <br> at the caret
   *
   * @return    true if CR in a paragraph creates a new paragraph
   */
  attribute boolean returnInParagraphCreatesNewParagraph;
};