content/public/browser/utility_process_host.h

   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 #ifndef CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_UTILITY_PROCESS_HOST_H_
   6 #define CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_UTILITY_PROCESS_HOST_H_
   7
   8 #include "base/environment.h"
   9 #include "base/process/launch.h"
  10 #include "base/threading/thread.h"
  11 #include "content/common/content_export.h"
  12 #include "ipc/ipc_sender.h"
  13
  14 namespace base {
  15 class FilePath;
  16 class SequencedTaskRunner;
  17 }
  18
  19 namespace content {
  20 class UtilityProcessHostClient;
  21 struct ChildProcessData;
  22
  23 // This class acts as the browser-side host to a utility child process.  A
  24 // utility process is a short-lived process that is created to run a specific
  25 // task.  This class lives solely on the IO thread.
  26 // If you need a single method call in the process, use StartFooBar(p).
  27 // If you need multiple batches of work to be done in the process, use
  28 // StartBatchMode(), then multiple calls to StartFooBar(p), then finish with
  29 // EndBatchMode().
  30 //
  31 // Note: If your class keeps a ptr to an object of this type, grab a weak ptr to
  32 // avoid a use after free since this object is deleted synchronously but the
  33 // client notification is asynchronous.  See http://crbug.com/108871.
  34 class UtilityProcessHost : public IPC::Sender,
  35                            public base::SupportsWeakPtr<UtilityProcessHost> {
  36  public:
  37   // Used to create a utility process.
  38   CONTENT_EXPORT static UtilityProcessHost* Create(
  39       UtilityProcessHostClient* client,
  40       base::SequencedTaskRunner* client_task_runner);
  41
  42   virtual ~UtilityProcessHost() {}
  43
  44   // Starts utility process in batch mode. Caller must call EndBatchMode()
  45   // to finish the utility process.
  46   virtual bool StartBatchMode() = 0;
  47
  48   // Ends the utility process. Must be called after StartBatchMode().
  49   virtual void EndBatchMode() = 0;
  50
  51   // Allows a directory to be opened through the sandbox, in case it's needed by
  52   // the operation.
  53   virtual void SetExposedDir(const base::FilePath& dir) = 0;
  54
  55   // Perform presandbox initialization for mDNS.
  56   virtual void EnableMDns() = 0;
  57
  58   // Make the process run without a sandbox.
  59   virtual void DisableSandbox() = 0;
  60
  61 #if defined(OS_WIN)
  62   // Make the process run elevated.
  63   virtual void ElevatePrivileges() = 0;
  64 #endif
  65
  66   // Returns information about the utility child process.
  67   virtual const ChildProcessData& GetData() = 0;
  68
  69 #if defined(OS_POSIX)
  70   virtual void SetEnv(const base::EnvironmentMap& env) = 0;
  71 #endif
  72 };
  73
  74 };  // namespace content
  75
  76 #endif  // CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_UTILITY_PROCESS_HOST_H_