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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
// Documentation for libpref is in modules/libpref/docs/index.rst.
#ifndef mozilla_Preferences_h
#define mozilla_Preferences_h
#ifndef MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API
# error "This header is only usable from within libxul (MOZILLA_INTERNAL_API)."
#endif
#include "mozilla/Atomics.h"
#include "mozilla/MemoryReporting.h"
#include "mozilla/MozPromise.h"
#include "mozilla/StaticPtr.h"
#include "nsCOMPtr.h"
#include "nsIObserver.h"
#include "nsIPrefBranch.h"
#include "nsIPrefService.h"
#include "nsString.h"
#include "nsTArray.h"
#include "nsWeakReference.h"
#include "nsXULAppAPI.h"
#include <atomic>
#include <functional>
class nsIFile;
// The callback function will get passed the pref name which triggered the call
// and the void* data which was passed to the registered callback function.
typedef void (*PrefChangedFunc)(const char* aPref, void* aData);
class nsPrefBranch;
namespace mozilla {
struct RegisterCallbacksInternal;
void UnloadPrefsModule();
class PreferenceServiceReporter;
namespace dom {
class Pref;
class PrefValue;
} // namespace dom
namespace ipc {
class FileDescriptor;
} // namespace ipc
struct PrefsSizes;
// Xlib.h defines Bool as a macro constant. Don't try to define this enum if
// it's already been included.
#ifndef Bool
// Keep this in sync with PrefType in parser/src/lib.rs.
enum class PrefType : uint8_t {
None = 0, // only used when neither the default nor user value is set
String = 1,
Int = 2,
Bool = 3,
};
#endif
#ifdef XP_UNIX
// We need to send two shared memory descriptors to every child process:
//
// 1) A read-only/write-protected snapshot of the initial state of the
// preference database. This memory is shared between all processes, and
// therefore cannot be modified once it has been created.
//
// 2) A set of changes on top of the snapshot, containing the current values of
// all preferences which have changed since it was created.
//
// Since the second set will be different for every process, and the first set
// cannot be modified, it is unfortunately not possible to combine them into a
// single file descriptor.
//
static const int kPrefsFileDescriptor = 8;
static const int kPrefMapFileDescriptor = 9;
#endif
// Keep this in sync with PrefType in parser/src/lib.rs.
enum class PrefValueKind : uint8_t { Default, User };
class Preferences final : public nsIPrefService,
public nsIObserver,
public nsIPrefBranch,
public nsSupportsWeakReference {
friend class ::nsPrefBranch;
public:
using WritePrefFilePromise = MozPromise<bool, nsresult, false>;
NS_DECL_THREADSAFE_ISUPPORTS
NS_DECL_NSIPREFSERVICE
NS_FORWARD_NSIPREFBRANCH(mRootBranch->)
NS_DECL_NSIOBSERVER
Preferences();
// Returns true if the Preferences service is available, false otherwise.
static bool IsServiceAvailable();
// Initialize user prefs from prefs.js/user.js
static void InitializeUserPrefs();
static void FinishInitializingUserPrefs();
// Returns the singleton instance which is addreffed.
static already_AddRefed<Preferences> GetInstanceForService();
// Finallizes global members.
static void Shutdown();
// Returns shared pref service instance NOTE: not addreffed.
static nsIPrefService* GetService() {
NS_ENSURE_TRUE(InitStaticMembers(), nullptr);
return sPreferences;
}
// Returns shared pref branch instance. NOTE: not addreffed.
static nsIPrefBranch* GetRootBranch(
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
NS_ENSURE_TRUE(InitStaticMembers(), nullptr);
return (aKind == PrefValueKind::Default) ? sPreferences->mDefaultRootBranch
: sPreferences->mRootBranch;
}
// Gets the type of the pref.
static int32_t GetType(const char* aPrefName);
// Fallible value getters. When `aKind` is `User` they will get the user
// value if possible, and fall back to the default value otherwise.
static nsresult GetBool(const char* aPrefName, bool* aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetInt(const char* aPrefName, int32_t* aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetUint(const char* aPrefName, uint32_t* aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
return GetInt(aPrefName, reinterpret_cast<int32_t*>(aResult), aKind);
}
static nsresult GetFloat(const char* aPrefName, float* aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetCString(const char* aPrefName, nsACString& aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetString(const char* aPrefName, nsAString& aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetLocalizedCString(
const char* aPrefName, nsACString& aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetLocalizedString(const char* aPrefName, nsAString& aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult GetComplex(const char* aPrefName, const nsIID& aType,
void** aResult,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
// Infallible getters of user or default values, with fallback results on
// failure. When `aKind` is `User` they will get the user value if possible,
// and fall back to the default value otherwise.
static bool GetBool(const char* aPrefName, bool aFallback = false,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static int32_t GetInt(const char* aPrefName, int32_t aFallback = 0,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static uint32_t GetUint(const char* aPrefName, uint32_t aFallback = 0,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static float GetFloat(const char* aPrefName, float aFallback = 0.0f,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
// Value setters. These fail if run outside the parent process.
static nsresult SetBool(const char* aPrefName, bool aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult SetInt(const char* aPrefName, int32_t aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult SetCString(const char* aPrefName, const nsACString& aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult SetUint(const char* aPrefName, uint32_t aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
return SetInt(aPrefName, static_cast<int32_t>(aValue), aKind);
}
static nsresult SetFloat(const char* aPrefName, float aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
nsAutoCString value;
value.AppendFloat(aValue);
return SetCString(aPrefName, value, aKind);
}
static nsresult SetCString(const char* aPrefName, const char* aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
return Preferences::SetCString(aPrefName, nsDependentCString(aValue),
aKind);
}
static nsresult SetString(const char* aPrefName, const char16ptr_t aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
return Preferences::SetCString(aPrefName, NS_ConvertUTF16toUTF8(aValue),
aKind);
}
static nsresult SetString(const char* aPrefName, const nsAString& aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User) {
return Preferences::SetCString(aPrefName, NS_ConvertUTF16toUTF8(aValue),
aKind);
}
static nsresult SetComplex(const char* aPrefName, const nsIID& aType,
nsISupports* aValue,
PrefValueKind aKind = PrefValueKind::User);
static nsresult Lock(const char* aPrefName);
static nsresult Unlock(const char* aPrefName);
static bool IsLocked(const char* aPrefName);
static bool IsSanitized(const char* aPrefName);
// Clears user set pref. Fails if run outside the parent process.
static nsresult ClearUser(const char* aPrefName);
// Whether the pref has a user value or not.
static bool HasUserValue(const char* aPref);
// Whether the pref has a user value or not.
static bool HasDefaultValue(const char* aPref);
// Adds/Removes the observer for the root pref branch. See nsIPrefBranch.idl
// for details.
static nsresult AddStrongObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const nsACString& aPref);
static nsresult AddWeakObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const nsACString& aPref);
static nsresult RemoveObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const nsACString& aPref);
template <int N>
static nsresult AddStrongObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char (&aPref)[N]) {
return AddStrongObserver(aObserver, nsLiteralCString(aPref));
}
template <int N>
static nsresult AddWeakObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char (&aPref)[N]) {
return AddWeakObserver(aObserver, nsLiteralCString(aPref));
}
template <int N>
static nsresult RemoveObserver(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char (&aPref)[N]) {
return RemoveObserver(aObserver, nsLiteralCString(aPref));
}
// Adds/Removes two or more observers for the root pref branch. Pass to
// aPrefs an array of const char* whose last item is nullptr.
// Note: All preference strings *must* be statically-allocated string
// literals.
static nsresult AddStrongObservers(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char* const* aPrefs);
static nsresult AddWeakObservers(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char* const* aPrefs);
static nsresult RemoveObservers(nsIObserver* aObserver,
const char* const* aPrefs);
// Registers/Unregisters the callback function for the aPref.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallback(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, ExactMatch);
}
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallback(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, ExactMatch);
}
// Like RegisterCallback, but also calls the callback immediately for
// initialization.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbackAndCall(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, ExactMatch);
}
// Like RegisterCallback, but registers a callback for a prefix of multiple
// pref names, not a single pref name.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterPrefixCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallback(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, PrefixMatch);
}
// Like RegisterPrefixCallback, but also calls the callback immediately for
// initialization.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterPrefixCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbackAndCall(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, PrefixMatch);
}
// Unregister a callback registered with RegisterPrefixCallback or
// RegisterPrefixCallbackAndCall.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterPrefixCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallback(aCallback, aPref, aClosure, PrefixMatch);
}
// Variants of the above which register a single callback to handle multiple
// preferences.
//
// The array of preference names must be null terminated. It may be
// dynamically allocated, but the caller is responsible for keeping it alive
// until the callback is unregistered.
//
// Also note that the exact same aPrefs pointer must be passed to the
// Unregister call as was passed to the Register call.
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbacks(aCallback, aPrefs, aClosure, ExactMatch);
}
static nsresult RegisterCallbacksAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs,
void* aClosure = nullptr);
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallbacks(aCallback, aPrefs, aClosure, ExactMatch);
}
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterPrefixCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbacks(aCallback, aPrefs, aClosure, PrefixMatch);
}
template <typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterPrefixCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs,
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallbacks(aCallback, aPrefs, aClosure, PrefixMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallback(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
ExactMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallback(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
ExactMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbackAndCall(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
ExactMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterPrefixCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallback(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
PrefixMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult RegisterPrefixCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return RegisterCallbackAndCall(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
PrefixMatch);
}
template <int N, typename T = void>
static nsresult UnregisterPrefixCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char (&aPref)[N],
T* aClosure = nullptr) {
return UnregisterCallback(aCallback, nsLiteralCString(aPref), aClosure,
PrefixMatch);
}
// When a content process is created these methods are used to pass changed
// prefs in bulk from the parent process, via shared memory.
static void SerializePreferences(nsCString& aStr,
bool aIsDestinationWebContentProcess);
static void DeserializePreferences(char* aStr, size_t aPrefsLen);
static mozilla::ipc::FileDescriptor EnsureSnapshot(size_t* aSize);
static void InitSnapshot(const mozilla::ipc::FileDescriptor&, size_t aSize);
// When a single pref is changed in the parent process, these methods are
// used to pass the update to content processes.
static void GetPreference(dom::Pref* aPref,
const GeckoProcessType aDestinationProcessType,
const nsACString& aDestinationRemoteType);
static void SetPreference(const dom::Pref& aPref);
#ifdef DEBUG
static bool ArePrefsInitedInContentProcess();
#endif
static void AddSizeOfIncludingThis(mozilla::MallocSizeOf aMallocSizeOf,
PrefsSizes& aSizes);
static void HandleDirty();
// Explicitly choosing synchronous or asynchronous (if allowed) preferences
// file write. Only for the default file. The guarantee for the "blocking"
// is that when it returns, the file on disk reflect the current state of
// preferences.
nsresult SavePrefFileBlocking();
nsresult SavePrefFileAsynchronous();
// If this is false, only blocking writes, on main thread are allowed.
bool AllowOffMainThreadSave();
private:
virtual ~Preferences();
nsresult NotifyServiceObservers(const char* aSubject);
// Loads the prefs.js file from the profile, or creates a new one. Returns
// the prefs file if successful, or nullptr on failure.
already_AddRefed<nsIFile> ReadSavedPrefs();
// Loads the user.js file from the profile if present.
void ReadUserOverridePrefs();
nsresult MakeBackupPrefFile(nsIFile* aFile);
// Default pref file save can be blocking or not.
enum class SaveMethod { Blocking, Asynchronous };
// Off main thread is only respected for the default aFile value (nullptr).
nsresult SavePrefFileInternal(nsIFile* aFile, SaveMethod aSaveMethod);
nsresult WritePrefFile(
nsIFile* aFile, SaveMethod aSaveMethod,
UniquePtr<MozPromiseHolder<WritePrefFilePromise>> aPromise = nullptr);
nsresult ResetUserPrefs();
// Helpers for implementing
// Register(Prefix)Callback/Unregister(Prefix)Callback.
public:
// Public so the ValueObserver classes can use it.
enum MatchKind {
PrefixMatch,
ExactMatch,
};
private:
static void SetupTelemetryPref();
static nsresult InitInitialObjects(bool aIsStartup);
friend struct Internals;
static nsresult RegisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind,
bool aIsPriority = false);
static nsresult UnregisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind);
static nsresult RegisterCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const nsACString& aPref,
void* aClosure, MatchKind aMatchKind);
static nsresult RegisterCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind);
static nsresult UnregisterCallbacks(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* const* aPrefs, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind);
template <typename T>
static nsresult RegisterCallbackImpl(PrefChangedFunc aCallback, T& aPref,
void* aClosure, MatchKind aMatchKind,
bool aIsPriority = false);
template <typename T>
static nsresult UnregisterCallbackImpl(PrefChangedFunc aCallback, T& aPref,
void* aClosure, MatchKind aMatchKind);
static nsresult RegisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback, const char* aPref,
void* aClosure, MatchKind aMatchKind,
bool aIsPriority = false) {
return RegisterCallback(aCallback, nsDependentCString(aPref), aClosure,
aMatchKind, aIsPriority);
}
static nsresult UnregisterCallback(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* aPref, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind) {
return UnregisterCallback(aCallback, nsDependentCString(aPref), aClosure,
aMatchKind);
}
static nsresult RegisterCallbackAndCall(PrefChangedFunc aCallback,
const char* aPref, void* aClosure,
MatchKind aMatchKind) {
return RegisterCallbackAndCall(aCallback, nsDependentCString(aPref),
aClosure, aMatchKind);
}
private:
nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> mCurrentFile;
bool mDirty = false;
bool mProfileShutdown = false;
// We wait a bit after prefs are dirty before writing them. In this period,
// mDirty and mSavePending will both be true.
bool mSavePending = false;
nsCOMPtr<nsIPrefBranch> mRootBranch;
nsCOMPtr<nsIPrefBranch> mDefaultRootBranch;
static StaticRefPtr<Preferences> sPreferences;
static bool sShutdown;
// Init static members. Returns true on success.
static bool InitStaticMembers();
};
extern Atomic<bool, Relaxed> sOmitBlocklistedPrefValues;
extern Atomic<bool, Relaxed> sCrashOnBlocklistedPref;
bool IsPreferenceSanitized(const char* aPref);
const char kFissionEnforceBlockList[] =
"fission.enforceBlocklistedPrefsInSubprocesses";
const char kFissionOmitBlockListValues[] =
"fission.omitBlocklistedPrefsInSubprocesses";
void OnFissionBlocklistPrefChange(const char* aPref, void* aData);
} // namespace mozilla
#endif // mozilla_Preferences_h