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.
5 #ifndef CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_H_
6 #define CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_H_
12 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
13 #include "base/strings/string16.h"
14 #include "content/common/content_export.h"
15 #include "content/public/browser/global_request_id.h"
16 #include "content/public/common/page_transition_types.h"
17 #include "content/public/common/referrer.h"
22 class RefCountedMemory
;
29 class NavigationEntry
;
30 class SessionStorageNamespace
;
33 // Used to store the mapping of a StoragePartition id to
34 // SessionStorageNamespace.
35 typedef std::map
<std::string
, scoped_refptr
<SessionStorageNamespace
> >
36 SessionStorageNamespaceMap
;
38 // A NavigationController maintains the back-forward list for a WebContents and
39 // manages all navigation within that list.
41 // Each NavigationController belongs to one WebContents; each WebContents has
42 // exactly one NavigationController.
43 class NavigationController
{
46 NO_RELOAD
, // Normal load.
47 RELOAD
, // Normal (cache-validating) reload.
48 RELOAD_IGNORING_CACHE
, // Reload bypassing the cache (shift-reload).
49 RELOAD_ORIGINAL_REQUEST_URL
// Reload using the original request URL.
52 // Load type used in LoadURLParams.
54 // For loads that do not fall into any types below.
57 // An http post load request initiated from browser side.
58 // The post data is passed in |browser_initiated_post_data|.
59 LOAD_TYPE_BROWSER_INITIATED_HTTP_POST
,
61 // Loads a 'data:' scheme URL with specified base URL and a history entry
62 // URL. This is only safe to be used for browser-initiated data: URL
63 // navigations, since it shows arbitrary content as if it comes from
64 // |virtual_url_for_data_url|.
67 // Adding new LoadURLType? Also update LoadUrlParams.java static constants.
70 // User agent override type used in LoadURLParams.
71 enum UserAgentOverrideOption
{
72 // Use the override value from the previous NavigationEntry in the
73 // NavigationController.
76 // Use the default user agent.
79 // Use the user agent override, if it's available.
82 // Adding new UserAgentOverrideOption? Also update LoadUrlParams.java
87 // Indicates the restore is from the current session. For example, restoring
89 RESTORE_CURRENT_SESSION
,
91 // Restore from the previous session.
92 RESTORE_LAST_SESSION_EXITED_CLEANLY
,
93 RESTORE_LAST_SESSION_CRASHED
,
96 // Creates a navigation entry and translates the virtual url to a real one.
97 // This is a general call; prefer LoadURL[FromRenderer]/TransferURL below.
98 // Extra headers are separated by \n.
99 CONTENT_EXPORT
static NavigationEntry
* CreateNavigationEntry(
101 const Referrer
& referrer
,
102 PageTransition transition
,
103 bool is_renderer_initiated
,
104 const std::string
& extra_headers
,
105 BrowserContext
* browser_context
);
107 // Extra optional parameters for LoadURLWithParams.
108 struct CONTENT_EXPORT LoadURLParams
{
109 // The url to load. This field is required.
112 // See LoadURLType comments above.
113 LoadURLType load_type
;
115 // PageTransition for this load. See PageTransition for details.
116 // Note the default value in constructor below.
117 PageTransition transition_type
;
119 // The FrameTreeNode ID for the frame to navigate, or -1 for the main frame.
120 int64 frame_tree_node_id
;
122 // Referrer for this load. Empty if none.
125 // Any redirect URLs that occurred for this navigation before |url|.
126 // Defaults to an empty vector.
127 std::vector
<GURL
> redirect_chain
;
129 // Extra headers for this load, separated by \n.
130 std::string extra_headers
;
132 // True for renderer-initiated navigations. This is
133 // important for tracking whether to display pending URLs.
134 bool is_renderer_initiated
;
136 // User agent override for this load. See comments in
137 // UserAgentOverrideOption definition.
138 UserAgentOverrideOption override_user_agent
;
140 // Marks the new navigation as being transferred from one RVH to another.
141 // In this case the browser can recycle the old request once the new
142 // renderer wants to navigate. Identifies the request ID of the old request.
143 GlobalRequestID transferred_global_request_id
;
145 // Used in LOAD_TYPE_DATA loads only. Used for specifying a base URL
146 // for pages loaded via data URLs.
147 GURL base_url_for_data_url
;
149 // Used in LOAD_TYPE_DATA loads only. URL displayed to the user for
151 GURL virtual_url_for_data_url
;
153 // Used in LOAD_TYPE_BROWSER_INITIATED_HTTP_POST loads only. Carries the
154 // post data of the load. Ownership is transferred to NavigationController
155 // after LoadURLWithParams call.
156 scoped_refptr
<base::RefCountedMemory
> browser_initiated_post_data
;
158 // True if this URL should be able to access local resources.
159 bool can_load_local_resources
;
161 // Indicates whether this navigation should replace the current
163 bool should_replace_current_entry
;
165 // Used to specify which frame to navigate. If empty, the main frame is
166 // navigated. This is currently only used in tests.
167 std::string frame_name
;
169 // Indicates that during this navigation, the session history should be
170 // cleared such that the resulting page is the first and only entry of the
173 // The clearing is done asynchronously, and completes when this navigation
175 bool should_clear_history_list
;
177 explicit LoadURLParams(const GURL
& url
);
180 // Allows copying of LoadURLParams struct.
181 LoadURLParams(const LoadURLParams
& other
);
182 LoadURLParams
& operator=(const LoadURLParams
& other
);
185 // Disables checking for a repost and prompting the user. This is used during
187 CONTENT_EXPORT
static void DisablePromptOnRepost();
189 virtual ~NavigationController() {}
191 // Returns the web contents associated with this controller. It can never be
193 virtual WebContents
* GetWebContents() const = 0;
195 // Get/set the browser context for this controller. It can never be NULL.
196 virtual BrowserContext
* GetBrowserContext() const = 0;
197 virtual void SetBrowserContext(BrowserContext
* browser_context
) = 0;
199 // Initializes this NavigationController with the given saved navigations,
200 // using |selected_navigation| as the currently loaded entry. Before this call
201 // the controller should be unused (there should be no current entry). |type|
202 // indicates where the restor comes from. This takes ownership of the
203 // NavigationEntrys in |entries| and clears it out. This is used for session
205 virtual void Restore(int selected_navigation
,
207 std::vector
<NavigationEntry
*>* entries
) = 0;
209 // Entries -------------------------------------------------------------------
211 // There are two basic states for entries: pending and committed. When an
212 // entry is navigated to, a request is sent to the server. While that request
213 // has not been responded to, the NavigationEntry is pending. Once data is
214 // received for that entry, that NavigationEntry is committed.
216 // A transient entry is an entry that, when the user navigates away, is
217 // removed and discarded rather than being added to the back-forward list.
218 // Transient entries are useful for interstitial pages and the like.
220 // Active entry --------------------------------------------------------------
222 // THIS IS DEPRECATED. DO NOT USE. Use GetVisibleEntry instead.
224 // Returns the active entry, which is the transient entry if any, the pending
225 // entry if a navigation is in progress or the last committed entry otherwise.
226 // NOTE: This can be NULL!!
228 // If you are trying to get the current state of the NavigationController,
229 // this is the method you will typically want to call. If you want to display
230 // the active entry to the user (e.g., in the location bar), use
231 // GetVisibleEntry instead.
232 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetActiveEntry() const = 0;
234 // Returns the same entry as GetActiveEntry, except that it ignores pending
235 // history navigation entries. This should be used when displaying info to
236 // the user, so that the location bar and other indicators do not update for
237 // a back/forward navigation until the pending entry commits. This approach
238 // guards against URL spoofs on slow history navigations.
239 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetVisibleEntry() const = 0;
241 // Returns the index from which we would go back/forward or reload. This is
242 // the last_committed_entry_index_ if pending_entry_index_ is -1. Otherwise,
243 // it is the pending_entry_index_.
244 virtual int GetCurrentEntryIndex() const = 0;
246 // Returns the last committed entry, which may be null if there are no
247 // committed entries.
248 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetLastCommittedEntry() const = 0;
250 // Returns the index of the last committed entry.
251 virtual int GetLastCommittedEntryIndex() const = 0;
253 // Returns true if the source for the current entry can be viewed.
254 virtual bool CanViewSource() const = 0;
256 // Navigation list -----------------------------------------------------------
258 // Returns the number of entries in the NavigationController, excluding
259 // the pending entry if there is one, but including the transient entry if
261 virtual int GetEntryCount() const = 0;
263 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetEntryAtIndex(int index
) const = 0;
265 // Returns the entry at the specified offset from current. Returns NULL
267 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetEntryAtOffset(int offset
) const = 0;
269 // Pending entry -------------------------------------------------------------
271 // Discards the pending and transient entries if any.
272 virtual void DiscardNonCommittedEntries() = 0;
274 // Returns the pending entry corresponding to the navigation that is
275 // currently in progress, or null if there is none.
276 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetPendingEntry() const = 0;
278 // Returns the index of the pending entry or -1 if the pending entry
279 // corresponds to a new navigation (created via LoadURL).
280 virtual int GetPendingEntryIndex() const = 0;
282 // Transient entry -----------------------------------------------------------
284 // Returns the transient entry if any. This is an entry which is removed and
285 // discarded if any navigation occurs. Note that the returned entry is owned
286 // by the navigation controller and may be deleted at any time.
287 virtual NavigationEntry
* GetTransientEntry() const = 0;
289 // Adds an entry that is returned by GetActiveEntry(). The entry is
290 // transient: any navigation causes it to be removed and discarded. The
291 // NavigationController becomes the owner of |entry| and deletes it when
292 // it discards it. This is useful with interstitial pages that need to be
293 // represented as an entry, but should go away when the user navigates away
295 // Note that adding a transient entry does not change the active contents.
296 virtual void SetTransientEntry(NavigationEntry
* entry
) = 0;
298 // New navigations -----------------------------------------------------------
300 // Loads the specified URL, specifying extra http headers to add to the
301 // request. Extra headers are separated by \n.
302 virtual void LoadURL(const GURL
& url
,
303 const Referrer
& referrer
,
305 const std::string
& extra_headers
) = 0;
307 // More general version of LoadURL. See comments in LoadURLParams for
309 virtual void LoadURLWithParams(const LoadURLParams
& params
) = 0;
311 // Loads the current page if this NavigationController was restored from
312 // history and the current page has not loaded yet or if the load was
313 // explicitly requested using SetNeedsReload().
314 virtual void LoadIfNecessary() = 0;
316 // Renavigation --------------------------------------------------------------
318 // Navigation relative to the "current entry"
319 virtual bool CanGoBack() const = 0;
320 virtual bool CanGoForward() const = 0;
321 virtual bool CanGoToOffset(int offset
) const = 0;
322 virtual void GoBack() = 0;
323 virtual void GoForward() = 0;
325 // Navigates to the specified absolute index.
326 virtual void GoToIndex(int index
) = 0;
328 // Navigates to the specified offset from the "current entry". Does nothing if
329 // the offset is out of bounds.
330 virtual void GoToOffset(int offset
) = 0;
332 // Reloads the current entry. If |check_for_repost| is true and the current
333 // entry has POST data the user is prompted to see if they really want to
334 // reload the page. In nearly all cases pass in true. If a transient entry
335 // is showing, initiates a new navigation to its URL.
336 virtual void Reload(bool check_for_repost
) = 0;
338 // Like Reload(), but don't use caches (aka "shift-reload").
339 virtual void ReloadIgnoringCache(bool check_for_repost
) = 0;
341 // Reloads the current entry using the original URL used to create it. This
342 // is used for cases where the user wants to refresh a page using a different
343 // user agent after following a redirect.
344 virtual void ReloadOriginalRequestURL(bool check_for_repost
) = 0;
346 // Removing of entries -------------------------------------------------------
348 // Removes the entry at the specified |index|. This call discards any
349 // transient entries. If the index is the last committed index or the pending
350 // entry, this does nothing and returns false.
351 virtual bool RemoveEntryAtIndex(int index
) = 0;
353 // Random --------------------------------------------------------------------
355 // Session storage depends on dom_storage that depends on blink::WebString,
356 // which cannot be used on iOS.
358 // Returns all the SessionStorageNamespace objects that this
359 // NavigationController knows about.
360 virtual const SessionStorageNamespaceMap
&
361 GetSessionStorageNamespaceMap() const = 0;
363 // TODO(ajwong): Remove this once prerendering, instant, and session restore
365 virtual SessionStorageNamespace
* GetDefaultSessionStorageNamespace() = 0;
368 // Sets the max restored page ID this NavigationController has seen, if it
369 // was restored from a previous session.
370 virtual void SetMaxRestoredPageID(int32 max_id
) = 0;
372 // Returns the largest restored page ID seen in this navigation controller,
373 // if it was restored from a previous session. (-1 otherwise)
374 virtual int32
GetMaxRestoredPageID() const = 0;
376 // Returns true if a reload happens when activated (SetActive(true) is
377 // invoked). This is true for session/tab restore, cloned tabs and tabs that
378 // requested a reload (using SetNeedsReload()) after their renderer was
380 virtual bool NeedsReload() const = 0;
382 // Request a reload to happen when activated. This can be used when a renderer
383 // backing a background tab is killed by the system on Android or ChromeOS.
384 virtual void SetNeedsReload() = 0;
386 // Cancels a repost that brought up a warning.
387 virtual void CancelPendingReload() = 0;
388 // Continues a repost that brought up a warning.
389 virtual void ContinuePendingReload() = 0;
391 // Returns true if we are navigating to the URL the tab is opened with.
392 // Returns false after the initial navigation has committed.
393 virtual bool IsInitialNavigation() const = 0;
395 // Broadcasts the NOTIFICATION_NAV_ENTRY_CHANGED notification for the given
396 // entry (which must be at the given index). This will keep things in sync
397 // like the saved session.
398 virtual void NotifyEntryChanged(const NavigationEntry
* entry
, int index
) = 0;
400 // Copies the navigation state from the given controller to this one. This
401 // one should be empty (just created).
402 virtual void CopyStateFrom(const NavigationController
& source
) = 0;
404 // A variant of CopyStateFrom. Removes all entries from this except the last
405 // committed entry, and inserts all entries from |source| before and including
406 // its last committed entry. For example:
410 // If there is a pending entry after *G* in |this|, it is also preserved.
411 // If |replace_entry| is true, the current entry in |source| is replaced. So
412 // the result above would be A B *G*.
413 // This ignores any pending or transient entries in |source|. Callers must
414 // ensure that |CanPruneAllButLastCommitted| returns true before calling this,
416 virtual void CopyStateFromAndPrune(NavigationController
* source
,
417 bool replace_entry
) = 0;
419 // Returns whether it is safe to call PruneAllButLastCommitted or
420 // CopyStateFromAndPrune. There must be a last committed entry, no transient
421 // entry, and if there is a pending entry, it must be new and not an existing
424 // If there were no last committed entry, the pending entry might not commit,
425 // leaving us with a blank page. This is unsafe when used with
426 // |CopyStateFromAndPrune|, which would show an existing entry above the blank
428 // If there were a transient entry, we would not want to prune the other
429 // entries, which the transient entry could be referring to.
430 // If there were an existing pending entry, we could not prune the last
431 // committed entry, in case it did not commit. That would leave us with no
432 // sensible place to put the pending entry when it did commit, after all other
433 // entries are pruned. For example, it could be going back several entries.
434 // (New pending entries are safe, because they can always commit to the end.)
435 virtual bool CanPruneAllButLastCommitted() = 0;
437 // Removes all the entries except the last committed entry. If there is a new
438 // pending navigation it is preserved. Callers must ensure
439 // |CanPruneAllButLastCommitted| returns true before calling this, or it will
441 virtual void PruneAllButLastCommitted() = 0;
443 // Clears all screenshots associated with navigation entries in this
444 // controller. Useful to reduce memory consumption in low-memory situations.
445 virtual void ClearAllScreenshots() = 0;
448 // This interface should only be implemented inside content.
449 friend class NavigationControllerImpl
;
450 NavigationController() {}
453 } // namespace content
455 #endif // CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_NAVIGATION_CONTROLLER_H_