nsIClipboardHelper.idl

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

%{ C++
#include "nsString.h" // needed for AString -> nsAString, unfortunately
%}

/**
 * helper service for common uses of nsIClipboard.
 */

[scriptable, uuid(438307fd-0c68-4d79-922a-f6cc9550cd02)]
interface nsIClipboardHelper : nsISupports
{
  cenum SensitiveData : 8 {
    NotSensitive = 0,
    Sensitive = 1,
  };

  /**
   * copy string to given clipboard
   *
   * @param aString, the string to copy to the clipboard
   * @param aClipboardID, the ID of the clipboard to copy to
   *        (eg. kSelectionClipboard -- see nsIClipboard.idl)
   * @param aSettingWindowContext
   *         The window context that is setting the clipboard, if any. This is used
   *         to possibly bypass Content Analysis if a set clipboard and get clipboard
   *         operation are done on the same page.
   * @param aSensitive, optional flag to indicate that data is sensitive, like a password.
   *        That will exclude data from Cloud Clipboard/Clipboard History on Windows.
   */
  void copyStringToClipboard(in AString aString, in nsIClipboard_ClipboardType aClipboardID,
                             [optional] in WindowContext aSettingWindowContext,
                             [optional, default(NotSensitive)] in nsIClipboardHelper_SensitiveData aSensitive);

  /**
   * copy string to (default) clipboard
   *
   * @param aString, the string to copy to the clipboard
   * @param aSettingWindowContext
   *         The window context that is setting the clipboard, if any. This is used
   *         to possibly bypass Content Analysis if a set clipboard and get clipboard
   *         operation are done on the same page.
   * @param aSensitive, optional flag to indicate that data is sensitive, like a password.
   *        That will exclude data from Cloud Clipboard/Clipboard History on Windows.
   */
  void copyString(in AString aString,
                  [optional] in WindowContext aSettingWindowContext,
                  [optional, default(NotSensitive)] in nsIClipboardHelper_SensitiveData aSensitive);
};