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1/* Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 * found in the LICENSE file.
4 */
5
6/**
7 * This file defines the API for handling the passing of data types between
8 * your module and the page.
9 */
10
11/**
12 * The <code>PP_VarType</code> is an enumeration of the different types that
13 * can be contained within a <code>PP_Var</code> structure.
14 */
15[assert_size(4)]
16enum PP_VarType {
17  /**
18   * An undefined value.
19   */
20  PP_VARTYPE_UNDEFINED = 0,
21
22  /**
23   * A NULL value. This is similar to undefined, but JavaScript differentiates
24   * the two so it is exposed here as well.
25   */
26  PP_VARTYPE_NULL = 1,
27
28  /**
29   * A boolean value, use the <code>as_bool</code> member of the var.
30   */
31  PP_VARTYPE_BOOL = 2,
32
33  /**
34   * A 32-bit integer value. Use the <code>as_int</code> member of the var.
35   */
36  PP_VARTYPE_INT32 = 3,
37
38  /**
39   * A double-precision floating point value. Use the <code>as_double</code>
40   * member of the var.
41   */
42  PP_VARTYPE_DOUBLE = 4,
43
44  /**
45   * The Var represents a string. The <code>as_id</code> field is used to
46   * identify the string, which may be created and retrieved from the
47   * <code>PPB_Var</code> interface. These objects are reference counted, so
48   * AddRef() and Release() must be used properly to avoid memory leaks.
49   */
50  PP_VARTYPE_STRING = 5,
51
52  /**
53   * Represents a JavaScript object. This vartype is not currently usable
54   * from modules, although it is used internally for some tasks. These objects
55   * are reference counted, so AddRef() and Release() must be used properly to
56   * avoid memory leaks.
57   */
58  PP_VARTYPE_OBJECT = 6,
59
60  /**
61   * Represents an array of Vars. The <code>as_id</code> field is used to
62   * identify the array, which may be created and manipulated from the
63   * <code>PPB_VarArray</code> interface. These objects are reference counted,
64   * so AddRef() and Release() must be used properly to avoid memory leaks.
65   */
66  PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY = 7,
67
68  /**
69   * Represents a mapping from strings to Vars. The <code>as_id</code> field is
70   * used to identify the dictionary, which may be created and manipulated from
71   * the <code>PPB_VarDictionary</code> interface. These objects are reference
72   * counted, so AddRef() and Release() must be used properly to avoid memory
73   * leaks.
74   */
75  PP_VARTYPE_DICTIONARY = 8,
76
77  /**
78   * ArrayBuffer represents a JavaScript ArrayBuffer. This is the type which
79   * represents Typed Arrays in JavaScript. Unlike JavaScript 'Array', it is
80   * only meant to contain basic numeric types, and is always stored
81   * contiguously. See PPB_VarArrayBuffer_Dev for functions special to
82   * ArrayBuffer vars. These objects are reference counted, so AddRef() and
83   * Release() must be used properly to avoid memory leaks.
84   */
85  PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY_BUFFER = 9,
86
87  /**
88   * This type allows the <code>PP_Var</code> to wrap a <code>PP_Resource
89   * </code>. This can be useful for sending or receiving some types of
90   * <code>PP_Resource</code> using <code>PPB_Messaging</code> or
91   * <code>PPP_Messaging</code>.
92   *
93   * These objects are reference counted, so AddRef() and Release() must be used
94   * properly to avoid memory leaks. Under normal circumstances, the
95   * <code>PP_Var</code> will implicitly hold a reference count on the
96   * <code>PP_Resource</code> on your behalf. For example, if you call
97   * VarFromResource(), it implicitly calls PPB_Core::AddRefResource() on the
98   * <code>PP_Resource</code>. Likewise, PPB_Var::Release() on a Resource
99   * <code>PP_Var</code> will invoke PPB_Core::ReleaseResource() when the Var
100   * reference count goes to zero.
101   */
102  PP_VARTYPE_RESOURCE = 10
103};
104
105
106/**
107 * The PP_VarValue union stores the data for any one of the types listed
108 * in the PP_VarType enum.
109 */
110[union] struct PP_VarValue {
111  /**
112   * If <code>type</code> is <code>PP_VARTYPE_BOOL</code>,
113   * <code>as_bool</code> represents the value of this <code>PP_Var</code> as
114   * <code>PP_Bool</code>.
115   */
116  PP_Bool as_bool;
117
118  /**
119   * If <code>type</code> is <code>PP_VARTYPE_INT32</code>,
120   * <code>as_int</code> represents the value of this <code>PP_Var</code> as
121   * <code>int32_t</code>.
122   */
123  int32_t as_int;
124
125  /**
126   * If <code>type</code> is <code>PP_VARTYPE_DOUBLE</code>,
127   * <code>as_double</code> represents the value of this <code>PP_Var</code>
128   * as <code>double</code>.
129   */
130  double_t as_double;
131
132  /**
133   * If <code>type</code> is <code>PP_VARTYPE_STRING</code>,
134   * <code>PP_VARTYPE_OBJECT</code>, <code>PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY</code>,
135   * <code>PP_VARTYPE_DICTIONARY</code>, <code>PP_VARTYPE_ARRAY_BUFFER</code>,
136   * or <code>PP_VARTYPE_RESOURCE</code>, <code>as_id</code> represents the
137   * value of this <code>PP_Var</code> as an opaque handle assigned by the
138   * browser. This handle is guaranteed never to be 0, so a module can
139   * initialize this ID to 0 to indicate a "NULL handle."
140   */
141  int64_t as_id;
142};
143
144/**
145 * The <code>PP_VAR</code> struct is a variant data type and can contain any
146 * value of one of the types named in the <code>PP_VarType</code> enum. This
147 * structure is for passing data between native code which can be strongly
148 * typed and the browser (JavaScript) which isn't strongly typed.
149 *
150 * JavaScript has a "number" type for holding a number, and does not
151 * differentiate between floating point and integer numbers. The
152 * JavaScript operations will try to optimize operations by using
153 * integers when possible, but could end up with doubles. Therefore,
154 * you can't assume a numeric <code>PP_Var</code> will be the type you expect.
155 * Your code should be capable of handling either int32_t or double for numeric
156 * PP_Vars sent from JavaScript.
157 */
158[passByValue, returnByValue, assert_size(16)]
159struct PP_Var {
160  PP_VarType type;
161
162  /**
163   * The <code>padding</code> ensures <code>value</code> is aligned on an
164   * 8-byte boundary relative to the start of the struct. Some compilers
165   * align doubles on 8-byte boundaries for 32-bit x86, and some align on
166   * 4-byte boundaries.
167   */
168  int32_t padding;
169
170  /**
171   * This <code>value</code> represents the contents of the PP_Var. Only one of
172   * the fields of <code>value</code> is valid at a time based upon
173   * <code>type</code>.
174   */
175  PP_VarValue value;
176};
177
178
179#inline c
180/**
181 * @addtogroup Functions
182 * @{
183 */
184
185/**
186 * PP_MakeUndefined() is used to wrap an undefined value into a
187 * <code>PP_Var</code> struct for passing to the browser.
188 *
189 * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> structure.
190 */
191PP_INLINE struct PP_Var PP_MakeUndefined(void) {
192  struct PP_Var result = { PP_VARTYPE_UNDEFINED, 0, {PP_FALSE} };
193  return result;
194}
195
196/**
197 * PP_MakeNull() is used to wrap a null value into a
198 * <code>PP_Var</code> struct for passing to the browser.
199 *
200 * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> structure,
201 */
202PP_INLINE struct PP_Var PP_MakeNull(void) {
203  struct PP_Var result = { PP_VARTYPE_NULL, 0, {PP_FALSE} };
204  return result;
205}
206
207/**
208 * PP_MakeBool() is used to wrap a boolean value into a
209 * <code>PP_Var</code> struct for passing to the browser.
210 *
211 * @param[in] value A <code>PP_Bool</code> enumeration to
212 * wrap.
213 *
214 * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> structure.
215 */
216PP_INLINE struct PP_Var PP_MakeBool(PP_Bool value) {
217  struct PP_Var result = { PP_VARTYPE_BOOL, 0, {PP_FALSE} };
218  result.value.as_bool = value;
219  return result;
220}
221
222/**
223 * PP_MakeInt32() is used to wrap a 32 bit integer value
224 * into a <code>PP_Var</code> struct for passing to the browser.
225 *
226 * @param[in] value An int32 to wrap.
227 *
228 * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> structure.
229 */
230PP_INLINE struct PP_Var PP_MakeInt32(int32_t value) {
231  struct PP_Var result = { PP_VARTYPE_INT32, 0, {PP_FALSE} };
232  result.value.as_int = value;
233  return result;
234}
235
236/**
237 * PP_MakeDouble() is used to wrap a double value into a
238 * <code>PP_Var</code> struct for passing to the browser.
239 *
240 * @param[in] value A double to wrap.
241 *
242 * @return A <code>PP_Var</code> structure.
243 */
244PP_INLINE struct PP_Var PP_MakeDouble(double value) {
245  struct PP_Var result = { PP_VARTYPE_DOUBLE, 0, {PP_FALSE} };
246  result.value.as_double = value;
247  return result;
248}
249/**
250 * @}
251 */
252
253#endinl
254
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