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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIURI;

/**
 * This interface can be used to add a download to history.  There is a separate
 * interface specifically for downloads in case embedders choose to track
 * downloads differently from other types of history.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(a7a3358c-9af2-41e3-adfe-3bf0b7ac2c38)]
interface nsIDownloadHistory : nsISupports {
  /**
   * Adds a download to history.  This will also notify observers that the
   * URI aSource is visited with the topic NS_LINK_VISITED_EVENT_TOPIC if
   * aSource has not yet been visited.
   *
   * @param aSource
   *        The source of the download we are adding to history.  This cannot be
   *        null.
   * @param aReferrer
   *        [optional] The referrer of source URI.
   * @param aStartTime
   *        [optional] The time the download was started.  If the start time
   *        is not given, the current time is used.
   * @param aDestination
   *        [optional] The target where the download is to be saved on the local
   *        filesystem.
   * @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE
   *         In a situation where a history implementation is not available,
   *         where 'history implementation' refers to something like
   *         nsIGlobalHistory and friends.
   */
  void addDownload(in nsIURI aSource, [optional] in nsIURI aReferrer,
                   [optional] in PRTime aStartTime,
                   [optional] in nsIURI aDestination);
};

