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6 // Interface for making UniFFI scaffolding calls
8 // Gecko uses UniFFI to generate privileged JS bindings for Rust components.
9 // UniFFI defines a C-ABI FFI layer for calling into Rust, called the
10 // scaffolding. This interface is a bridge that allows the JS code to make
13 // See https://mozilla.github.io/uniffi-rs/ for details.
15 // Define some ID types to identify various parts of the UDL interfaces. Using
16 // these IDs, allow this .webidl file to remain static, but support new
17 // interfaces. Using IDs is that the C++ and JS code need to agree on their
18 // meaning, which is handled by
19 // toolkit/components/uniffi-bindgen-gecko-js/src/ci_list.rs.
21 // Identifies a scaffolding function.
22 typedef unsigned long long UniFFIFunctionId;
24 // Identifies a pointer type
25 typedef unsigned long long UniFFIPointerId;
27 // Identifies a callback interface
28 typedef unsigned long UniFFICallbackInterfaceId;
30 // Handle for a callback interface instance
31 typedef unsigned long long UniFFICallbackObjectHandle;
33 // Opaque type used to represent a pointer from Rust
34 [ChromeOnly, Exposed=Window]
35 interface UniFFIPointer { };
37 // Types that can be passed or returned from scaffolding functions
39 // - double is used for all numeric types and types which the JS code coerces
40 // to an int including Boolean and CallbackInterface.
41 // - ArrayBuffer is used for RustBuffer
42 // - UniFFIPointer is used for Arc pointers
43 typedef (double or ArrayBuffer or UniFFIPointer) UniFFIScaffoldingValue;
45 // The result of a call into UniFFI scaffolding call
46 enum UniFFIScaffoldingCallCode {
47 "success", // Successful return
48 "error", // Rust Err return
49 "internal-error", // Internal/unexpected error
52 dictionary UniFFIScaffoldingCallResult {
53 required UniFFIScaffoldingCallCode code;
54 // For success, this will be the return value for non-void returns
55 // For error, this will be an ArrayBuffer storing the serialized error value
56 UniFFIScaffoldingValue data;
59 // JS handler for a callback interface
61 // These are responsible for invoking callback interface calls. Internally, these map handles to
62 // objects that implement the callback interface.
64 // Before the JS code returns a callback-interface-implementing object Rust, it first sends the
65 // object to a UniFFICallbackHandler, which adds an entry in the map. The handle is then what's
68 // When the Rust code wants to invoke a method, it calls into the C++ layer and passes the handle
69 // along with all arguments. The C++ layer then calls `UniFFICallbackHandler.call()` which then
70 // looks up the object in the map and invokes the actual method.
72 // Finally, when the Rust code frees the object, it calls into the C++ layer, which then calls
73 // `UniFFICallbackHandler.release()` to remove the entry in the map.
75 callback interface UniFFICallbackHandler {
76 UniFFIScaffoldingValue? call(UniFFICallbackObjectHandle objectHandle, unsigned long methodIndex, UniFFIScaffoldingValue... args);
77 undefined destroy(UniFFICallbackObjectHandle objectHandle);
80 // Functions to facilitate UniFFI scaffolding calls
81 [ChromeOnly, Exposed=Window]
82 namespace UniFFIScaffolding {
83 // Call a sync Rust function
85 // id is a unique identifier for the function, known to both the C++ and JS code
87 UniFFIScaffoldingCallResult callSync(UniFFIFunctionId id, UniFFIScaffoldingValue... args);
89 // Call an async Rust function
91 // id is a unique identifier for the function, known to both the C++ and JS code
93 Promise<UniFFIScaffoldingCallResult> callAsync(UniFFIFunctionId id, UniFFIScaffoldingValue... args);
95 // Call a sync Rust function, but wrap it to so that it behaves in JS as an async function
97 // id is a unique identifier for the function, known to both the C++ and JS code
99 Promise<UniFFIScaffoldingCallResult> callAsyncWrapper(UniFFIFunctionId id, UniFFIScaffoldingValue... args);
102 // Read a UniFFIPointer from an ArrayBuffer
104 // id is a unique identifier for the pointer type, known to both the C++ and JS code
106 UniFFIPointer readPointer(UniFFIPointerId id, ArrayBuffer buff, long position);
108 // Write a UniFFIPointer to an ArrayBuffer
110 // id is a unique identifier for the pointer type, known to both the C++ and JS code
112 undefined writePointer(UniFFIPointerId id, UniFFIPointer ptr, ArrayBuffer buff, long position);
114 // Register the global calblack handler
116 // This will be used to invoke all calls for a CallbackInterface.
117 // interfaceId is a unique identifier for the callback interface, known to both the C++ and JS code
119 undefined registerCallbackHandler(UniFFICallbackInterfaceId interfaceId, UniFFICallbackHandler handler);
121 // Deregister the global calblack handler
123 // This is called at shutdown to clear out the reference to the JS function.
125 undefined deregisterCallbackHandler(UniFFICallbackInterfaceId interfaceId);