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      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 
      6 /**
      7  * This file defines the <code>PPB_MouseLock</code> interface for
      8  * locking the target of mouse events to a specific module instance.
      9  */
     10 
     11 [generate_thunk]
     12 
     13 label Chrome {
     14   M16 = 1.0
     15 };
     16 
     17 /**
     18  * The <code>PPB_MouseLock</code> interface is implemented by the browser.
     19  * This interface provides a way of locking the target of mouse events to a
     20  * single module instance and removing the cursor from view. This mode is
     21  * useful for certain classes of applications, especially first-person
     22  * perspective 3D applications and 3D modeling software.
     23  */
     24 interface PPB_MouseLock {
     25   /**
     26    * LockMouse() requests the mouse to be locked.
     27    *
     28    * While the mouse is locked, the cursor is implicitly hidden from the user.
     29    * Any movement of the mouse will generate a
     30    * <code>PP_INPUTEVENT_TYPE_MOUSEMOVE</code> event. The
     31    * <code>GetPosition()</code> function in the <code>PPB_MouseInputEvent</code>
     32    * interface reports the last known mouse position just as mouse lock was
     33    * entered. The <code>GetMovement()</code> function provides relative movement
     34    * information indicating what the change in position of the mouse would be
     35    * had it not been locked.
     36    *
     37    * The browser may revoke the mouse lock for reasons including (but not
     38    * limited to) the user pressing the ESC key, the user activating another
     39    * program using a reserved keystroke (e.g. ALT+TAB), or some other system
     40    * event.
     41    *
     42    * @param[in] instance A <code>PP_Instance</code> identifying one instance
     43    * of a module.
     44    * @param[in] callback A <code>PP_CompletionCallback</code> to be called upon
     45    * completion.
     46    *
     47    * @return An int32_t containing an error code from <code>pp_errors.h</code>.
     48    */
     49   int32_t LockMouse([in] PP_Instance instance,
     50                     [in] PP_CompletionCallback callback);
     51 
     52   /**
     53    * UnlockMouse() causes the mouse to be unlocked, allowing it to track user
     54    * movement again. This is an asynchronous operation. The module instance
     55    * will be notified using the <code>PPP_MouseLock</code> interface when it
     56    * has lost the mouse lock.
     57    *
     58    * @param[in] instance A <code>PP_Instance</code> identifying one instance
     59    * of a module.
     60    */
     61   void UnlockMouse([in] PP_Instance instance);
     62 };
     63