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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_TextInput_Dev</code> interface.
      8  */
      9 
     10 label Chrome {
     11   M16 = 0.1,
     12   M19 = 0.2
     13 };
     14 
     15 /**
     16  * PP_TextInput_Type is used to indicate the status of a plugin in regard to
     17  * text input.
     18  */
     19 [assert_size(4)]
     20 enum PP_TextInput_Type_Dev {
     21   /**
     22    * Input caret is not in an editable mode, no input method shall be used.
     23    */
     24   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_NONE = 0,
     25   /**
     26    * Input caret is in a normal editable mode, any input method can be used.
     27    */
     28   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_TEXT = 1,
     29   /**
     30    * Input caret is in a password box, an input method may be used only if
     31    * it's suitable for password input.
     32    */
     33   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_PASSWORD = 2,
     34   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_SEARCH = 3,
     35   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_EMAIL = 4,
     36   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_NUMBER = 5,
     37   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_TELEPHONE = 6,
     38   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_DEV_URL = 7
     39 };
     40 
     41 /**
     42  * <code>PPB_TextInput_Dev</code> provides a set of functions for giving hints
     43  * to the browser about the text input status of plugins, and functions for
     44  * controlling input method editors (IMEs).
     45  */
     46 interface PPB_TextInput_Dev {
     47   /**
     48    * Informs the browser about the current text input mode of the plugin.
     49    * Typical use of this information in the browser is to properly
     50    * display/suppress tools for supporting text inputs (such as virtual
     51    * keyboards in touch screen based devices, or input method editors often
     52    * used for composing East Asian characters).
     53    */
     54   void SetTextInputType([in] PP_Instance instance,
     55                         [in] PP_TextInput_Type_Dev type);
     56 
     57   /**
     58    * Informs the browser about the coordinates of the text input caret and the
     59    * bounding box of the text input area. Typical use of this information in
     60    * the browser is to layout IME windows etc.
     61    */
     62   void UpdateCaretPosition([in] PP_Instance instance,
     63                            [in] PP_Rect caret,
     64                            [in] PP_Rect bounding_box);
     65 
     66   /**
     67    * Cancels the current composition in IME.
     68    */
     69   void CancelCompositionText([in] PP_Instance instance);
     70 
     71   /**
     72    * In response to the <code>PPP_TextInput_Dev::RequestSurroundingText</code>
     73    * call, informs the browser about the current text selection and surrounding
     74    * text. <code>text</code> is a UTF-8 string that contains the current range
     75    * of text selection in the plugin. <code>caret</code> is the byte-index of
     76    * the caret position within <code>text</code>. <code>anchor</code> is the
     77    * byte-index of the anchor position (i.e., if a range of text is selected,
     78    * it is the other edge of selection different from <code>caret</code>. If
     79    * there are no selection, <code>anchor</code> is equal to <code>caret</code>.
     80    *
     81    * Typical use of this information in the browser is to enable "reconversion"
     82    * features of IME that puts back the already committed text into the
     83    * pre-commit composition state. Another use is to improve the precision
     84    * of suggestion of IME by taking the context into account (e.g., if the caret
     85    * looks to be on the beginning of a sentence, suggest capital letters in a
     86    * virtual keyboard).
     87    *
     88    * When the focus is not on text, call this function setting <code>text</code>
     89    * to an empty string and <code>caret</code> and <code>anchor</code> to zero.
     90    * Also, the plugin should send the empty text when it does not want to reveal
     91    * the selection to IME (e.g., when the surrounding text is containing
     92    * password text).
     93    */
     94   [version=0.2]
     95   void UpdateSurroundingText([in] PP_Instance instance,
     96                              [in] str_t text,
     97                              [in] uint32_t caret,
     98                              [in] uint32_t anchor);
     99 
    100   /**
    101    * Informs the browser when a range of text selection is changed in a plugin.
    102    * When the browser needs to know the content of the updated selection, it
    103    * pings back by <code>PPP_TextInput_Dev::RequestSurroundingText</code>. The
    104    * plugin then should send the information with
    105    * <code>UpdateSurroundingText</code>.
    106    */
    107   [version=0.2]
    108   void SelectionChanged([in] PP_Instance instance);
    109 };
    110