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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 #ifndef PPAPI_PROXY_VAR_SERIALIZATION_RULES_H_
      6 #define PPAPI_PROXY_VAR_SERIALIZATION_RULES_H_
      7 
      8 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
      9 #include "ppapi/c/pp_var.h"
     10 
     11 #include <string>
     12 
     13 namespace ppapi {
     14 namespace proxy {
     15 
     16 // Encapsulates the rules for serializing and deserializing vars to and from
     17 // the local process. The renderer and the plugin process each have separate
     18 // bookkeeping rules.
     19 class VarSerializationRules : public base::RefCounted<VarSerializationRules> {
     20  public:
     21   // Caller-owned calls --------------------------------------------------------
     22   //
     23   // A caller-owned call is when doing a function call with a "normal" input
     24   // argument. The caller has a reference to the var, and the caller is
     25   // responsible for freeing that reference.
     26 
     27   // Prepares the given var for sending to the remote process. For object vars,
     28   // the returned var will contain the id valid for the host process.
     29   // Otherwise, the returned var is valid in the local process.
     30   virtual PP_Var SendCallerOwned(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     31 
     32   // When receiving a caller-owned variable, normally we don't have to do
     33   // anything. However, in the case of strings, we need to deserialize the
     34   // string from IPC, call the function, and then destroy the temporary string.
     35   // These two functions handle that process.
     36   //
     37   // BeginReceiveCallerOwned takes a var from IPC and returns a new var
     38   // representing the input in the local process.
     39   //
     40   // EndReceiveCallerOwned releases the reference count in the Var tracker for
     41   // the object or string that was added to the tracker. (Note, if the recipient
     42   // took a reference to the Var, it will remain in the tracker after
     43   // EndReceiveCallerOwned).
     44   virtual PP_Var BeginReceiveCallerOwned(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     45   virtual void EndReceiveCallerOwned(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     46 
     47   // Passing refs -------------------------------------------------------------
     48   //
     49   // A pass-ref transfer is when ownership of a reference is passed from
     50   // one side to the other. Normally, this happens via return values and
     51   // output arguments, as for exceptions. The code generating the value
     52   // (the function returning it in the case of a return value) will AddRef
     53   // the var on behalf of the consumer of the value. Responsibility for
     54   // Release is on the consumer (the caller of the function in the case of a
     55   // return value).
     56 
     57   // Creates a var in the context of the local process from the given
     58   // deserialized var. The input var should be the result of calling
     59   // SendPassRef in the remote process. The return value is the var valid in
     60   // the host process for object vars. Otherwise, the return value is a var
     61   // which is valid in the local process.
     62   virtual PP_Var ReceivePassRef(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     63 
     64   // Prepares a var to be sent to the remote side. One local reference will
     65   // be passed to the remote side. Call Begin* before doing the send and End*
     66   // after doing the send
     67   //
     68   // For object vars, the return value from BeginSendPassRef will be the var
     69   // valid for the host process. Otherwise, it is a var that is valid in the
     70   // local process. This same var must be passed to EndSendPassRef.
     71   virtual PP_Var BeginSendPassRef(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     72   virtual void EndSendPassRef(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     73 
     74   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     75 
     76   virtual void ReleaseObjectRef(const PP_Var& var) = 0;
     77 
     78  protected:
     79   VarSerializationRules() {}
     80   virtual ~VarSerializationRules() {}
     81 
     82  private:
     83   friend class base::RefCounted<VarSerializationRules>;
     84 };
     85 
     86 }  // namespace proxy
     87 }  // namespace ppapi
     88 
     89 #endif  // PPAPI_PROXY_VAR_SERIALIZATION_RULES_H_
     90