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/*
 * browser-specific interface to global history
 */

#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIGlobalHistory2.idl"

[scriptable, uuid(20d31479-38de-49f4-9300-566d6e834c66)]
interface nsIBrowserHistory : nsISupports
{
    /**
     * Removes a page from global history.
     *
     * @note It is preferrable to use this one rather then RemovePages when
     *       removing less than 10 pages, since it won't start a full batch
     *       operation.
     */
    void removePage(in nsIURI aURI);

    /**
     * Removes a list of pages from global history.
     *
     * @param aURIs
     *        Array of URIs to be removed.
     * @param aLength
     *        Length of the array.
     *
     * @note the removal happens in a batch.
     */
    void removePages([array, size_is(aLength)] in nsIURI aURIs,
                     in unsigned long aLength);

    /**
     * Removes all global history information about pages for a given host.
     *
     * @param aHost
     *        Hostname to be removed.
     *        An empty host name means local files and anything else with no
     *        hostname.  You can also pass in the localized "(local files)"
     *        title given to you from a history query to remove all
     *        history information from local files.
     * @param aEntireDomain
     *        If true, will also delete pages from sub hosts (so if
     *        passed in "microsoft.com" will delete "www.microsoft.com",
     *        "msdn.microsoft.com", etc.).
     *
     * @note The removal happens in a batch.
     */
    void removePagesFromHost(in AUTF8String aHost,
                             in boolean aEntireDomain);

    /**
     * Removes all pages for a given timeframe.
     * Limits are included: aBeginTime <= timeframe <= aEndTime
     *
     * @param aBeginTime
     *        Microseconds from epoch, representing the initial time.
     * @param aEndTime
     *        Microseconds from epoch, representing the final time.
     *
     * @note The removal happens in a batch.
     */
    void removePagesByTimeframe(in PRTime aBeginTime,
                                in PRTime aEndTime);

    /**
     * Removes all visits in a given timeframe.
     * Limits are included: aBeginTime <= timeframe <= aEndTime.
     * Any pages that becomes unvisited as a result will also be deleted.
     *
     * @param aBeginTime
     *        Microseconds from epoch, representing the initial time.
     * @param aEndTime
     *        Microseconds from epoch, representing the final time.
     *
     * @note The removal happens in a batch.
     */
    void removeVisitsByTimeframe(in PRTime aBeginTime,
                                 in PRTime aEndTime);

    /**
     * Removes all existing pages from global history.
     * Visits are removed synchronously, but pages are expired asynchronously
     * off the main-thread.
     *
     * @deprecated Please use PlacesUtils.history.clear() instead.
     *
     * @note The removal happens in a batch. Single removals are not notified,
     *       instead an onClearHistory notification is sent to
     *       nsINavHistoryObserver implementers.
     */
    void removeAllPages();
};
