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[wxWidgets.git] / interface / wx / webview.h
1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: webview.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxWebView
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows licence
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9 /**
10 Zoom levels availiable in wxWebView
11 */
12 enum wxWebViewZoom
13 {
14 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_TINY,
15 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_SMALL,
16 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_MEDIUM, //!< default size
17 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_LARGE,
18 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_LARGEST
19 };
20
21 /**
22 The type of zooming that the web view control can perform
23 */
24 enum wxWebViewZoomType
25 {
26 /**
27 The entire layout scales when zooming, including images
28 */
29 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_TYPE_LAYOUT,
30 /**
31 Only the text changes in size when zooming, images and other layout
32 elements retain their initial size
33 */
34 wxWEB_VIEW_ZOOM_TYPE_TEXT
35 };
36
37 /**
38 Types of errors that can cause navigation to fail
39 */
40 enum wxWebNavigationError
41 {
42 /** Connection error (timeout, etc.) */
43 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_CONNECTION,
44 /** Invalid certificate */
45 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_CERTIFICATE,
46 /** Authentication required */
47 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_AUTH,
48 /** Other security error */
49 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_SECURITY,
50 /** Requested resource not found */
51 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_NOT_FOUND,
52 /** Invalid request/parameters (e.g. bad URL, bad protocol,
53 unsupported resource type) */
54 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_REQUEST,
55 /** The user cancelled (e.g. in a dialog) */
56 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED,
57 /** Another (exotic) type of error that didn't fit in other categories*/
58 wxWEB_NAV_ERR_OTHER
59 };
60
61 /**
62 Type of refresh
63 */
64 enum wxWebViewReloadFlags
65 {
66 /** Default reload, will access cache */
67 wxWEB_VIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT,
68 /** Reload the current view without accessing the cache */
69 wxWEB_VIEW_RELOAD_NO_CACHE
70 };
71
72
73 /**
74 * List of available backends for wxWebView
75 */
76 enum wxWebViewBackend
77 {
78 /** Value that may be passed to wxWebView to let it pick an appropriate
79 * engine for the current platform*/
80 wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT,
81
82 /** The OSX-native WebKit web engine */
83 wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_OSX_WEBKIT,
84
85 /** The GTK port of the WebKit engine */
86 wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_GTK_WEBKIT,
87
88 /** Use Microsoft Internet Explorer as web engine */
89 wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_IE
90 };
91
92 /**
93 @class wxWebHistoryItem
94
95 A simple class that contains the URL and title of an element of the history
96 of a wxWebView.
97
98 @library{wxweb}
99 @category{web}
100
101 @see wxWebView
102 */
103 class wxWebHistoryItem
104 {
105 public:
106 /**
107 Construtor.
108 */
109 wxWebHistoryItem(const wxString& url, const wxString& title);
110
111 /**
112 @return The url of the page.
113 */
114 wxString GetUrl();
115
116 /**
117 @return The title of the page.
118 */
119 wxString GetTitle();
120 };
121
122 /**
123 @class wxWebView
124
125 This control may be used to render web (HTML / CSS / javascript) documents.
126 Capabilities of the HTML renderer will depend upon the backed.
127 TODO: describe each backend and its capabilities here
128
129 Note that errors are generally reported asynchronously though the
130 @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event described below.
131
132 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxWebNavigationEvent}
133 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING(id, func)}
134 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING event, generated before trying
135 to get a resource. This event may be vetoed to prevent navigating to this
136 resource. Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one
137 such event will be generated per frame.
138 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED(id, func)}
139 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED event generated after it was
140 confirmed that a resource would be requested. This event may not be vetoed.
141 Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one such event
142 will be generated per frame.
143 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_LOADED(id, func)}
144 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_LOADED event generated when the document
145 is fully loaded and displayed.
146 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_ERRROR(id, func)}
147 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event generated when a navigation
148 error occurs.
149 The integer associated with this event will be a wxWebNavigationError item.
150 The string associated with this event may contain a backend-specific more
151 precise error message/code.
152 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW(id, func)}
153 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW event, generated when a new
154 window is created. This event may be vetoed to prevent a new window showing,
155 for example if you want to open the url in the existing window or a new tab.
156 @endEventTable
157
158 @library{wxweb}
159 @category{ctrl,web}
160 */
161 class wxWebView : public wxControl
162 {
163 public:
164
165 /**
166 Creation function for two-step creation.
167 */
168 virtual bool Create(wxWindow* parent,
169 wxWindowID id,
170 const wxString& url,
171 const wxPoint& pos,
172 const wxSize& size,
173 long style,
174 const wxString& name) = 0;
175
176 /**
177 Factory function to create a new wxWebView for two-step creation
178 (you need to call wxWebView::Create on the returned object)
179 @param backend which web engine to use as backend for wxWebView
180 @return the created wxWebView, or NULL if the requested backend is
181 not available
182 */
183 static wxWebView* New(wxWebViewBackend backend = wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT);
184
185 /**
186 Factory function to create a new wxWebView
187 @param parent parent window to create this view in
188 @param id ID of this control
189 @param url URL to load by default in the web view
190 @param pos position to create this control at
191 (you may use wxDefaultPosition if you use sizers)
192 @param size size to create this control with
193 (you may use wxDefaultSize if you use sizers)
194 @param backend which web engine to use as backend for wxWebView
195 @return the created wxWebView, or NULL if the requested backend
196 is not available
197 */
198 static wxWebView* New(wxWindow* parent,
199 wxWindowID id,
200 const wxString& url = wxWebViewDefaultURLStr,
201 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
202 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
203 wxWebViewBackend backend = wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT,
204 long style = 0,
205 const wxString& name = wxWebViewNameStr);
206
207 /**
208 Get the title of the current web page, or its URL/path if title is not
209 available.
210 */
211 virtual wxString GetCurrentTitle() = 0;
212
213 /**
214 Get the URL of the currently displayed document.
215 */
216 virtual wxString GetCurrentURL() = 0;
217
218 /**
219 Get the HTML source code of the currently displayed document.
220 @return The HTML source code, or an empty string if no page is currently
221 shown.
222 */
223 virtual wxString GetPageSource() = 0;
224
225 /**
226 Returns whether the web control is currently busy (e.g. loading a page).
227 */
228 virtual bool IsBusy() = 0;
229
230 /**
231 Load a web page from a URL
232 @param url The URL of the page to be loaded.
233 @note Web engines generally report errors asynchronously, so if you wish
234 to know whether loading the URL was successful, register to receive
235 navigation error events.
236 */
237 virtual void LoadUrl(const wxString& url) = 0;
238
239 /**
240 Opens a print dialog so that the user may print the currently
241 displayed page.
242 */
243 virtual void Print() = 0;
244
245 /**
246 Reload the currently displayed URL.
247 @param flags A bit array that may optionally contain reload options.
248 */
249 virtual void Reload(wxWebViewReloadFlags flags = wxWEB_VIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT) = 0;
250
251 /**
252 Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given string.
253 @param html The string that contains the HTML data to display.
254 @param baseUrl URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve
255 relative paths, for instance.
256 */
257 virtual void SetPage(const wxString& html, const wxString& baseUrl) = 0;
258
259 /**
260 Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given stream.
261 @param html The stream to read HTML data from.
262 @param baseUrl URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve
263 relative paths, for instance.
264 */
265 virtual void SetPage(wxInputStream& html, wxString baseUrl)
266 {
267 wxStringOutputStream stream;
268 stream.Write(html);
269 SetPage(stream.GetString(), baseUrl);
270 }
271
272 /**
273 Stop the current page loading process, if any.
274 May trigger an error event of type @c wxWEB_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED.
275 TODO: make @c wxWEB_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED errors uniform across ports.
276 */
277 virtual void Stop() = 0;
278
279 /**
280 @name Clipboard
281 */
282
283 /**
284 Returns @true if the current selection can be copied.
285 */
286 virtual bool CanCopy() = 0;
287
288 /**
289 Returns @true if the current selection can be cut.
290 */
291 virtual bool CanCut() = 0;
292
293 /**
294 Returns @true if data can be pasted.
295 */
296 virtual bool CanPaste() = 0;
297
298 /**
299 Copies the current selection.
300 */
301 virtual void Copy() = 0;
302
303 /**
304 Cuts the current selection.
305 */
306 virtual void Cut() = 0;
307
308 /**
309 Pastes the current data.
310 */
311 virtual void Paste() = 0;
312
313 /**
314 @name History
315 */
316
317 /**
318 Returns @true if it is possible to navigate backward in the history of
319 visited pages.
320 */
321 virtual bool CanGoBack() = 0;
322
323 /**
324 Returns @true if it is possible to navigate forward in the history of
325 visited pages.
326 */
327 virtual bool CanGoForward() = 0;
328
329 /**
330 Clear the history, this will also remove the visible page.
331 */
332 virtual void ClearHistory() = 0;
333
334 /**
335 Enable or disable the history. This will also clear the history.
336 */
337 virtual void EnableHistory(bool enable = true) = 0;
338
339 /**
340 Returns a list of items in the back history. The first item in the
341 vector is the first page that was loaded by the control.
342 */
343 virtual wxVector<wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> > GetBackwardHistory() = 0;
344
345 /**
346 Returns a list of items in the forward history. The first item in the
347 vector is the next item in the history with respect to the curently
348 loaded page.
349 */
350 virtual wxVector<wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> > GetForwardHistory() = 0;
351
352 /**
353 Navigate back in the history of visited pages.
354 Only valid if CanGoBack() returns true.
355 */
356 virtual void GoBack() = 0;
357
358 /**
359 Navigate forward in the history of visited pages.
360 Only valid if CanGoForward() returns true.
361 */
362 virtual void GoForward() = 0;
363
364 /**
365 Loads a history item.
366 */
367 virtual void LoadHistoryItem(wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> item) = 0;
368
369 /**
370 @name Undo / Redo
371 */
372
373 /**
374 Returns @true if there is an action to redo.
375 */
376 virtual bool CanRedo() = 0;
377
378 /**
379 Returns @true if there is an action to undo.
380 */
381 virtual bool CanUndo() = 0;
382
383 /**
384 Redos the last action.
385 */
386 virtual void Redo() = 0;
387
388 /**
389 Undos the last action.
390 */
391 virtual void Undo() = 0;
392
393 /**
394 @name Zoom
395 */
396
397 /**
398 Retrieve whether the current HTML engine supports a zoom type.
399 @param type The zoom type to test.
400 @return Whether this type of zoom is supported by this HTML engine
401 (and thus can be set through SetZoomType()).
402 */
403 virtual bool CanSetZoomType(wxWebViewZoomType type) const = 0;
404
405 /**
406 Get the zoom factor of the page.
407 @return The current level of zoom.
408 */
409 virtual wxWebViewZoom GetZoom() = 0;
410
411 /**
412 Get how the zoom factor is currently interpreted.
413 @return How the zoom factor is currently interpreted by the HTML engine.
414 */
415 virtual wxWebViewZoomType GetZoomType() const = 0;
416
417 /**
418 Set the zoom factor of the page.
419 @param zoom How much to zoom (scale) the HTML document.
420 */
421 virtual void SetZoom(wxWebViewZoom zoom) = 0;
422
423 /**
424 Set how to interpret the zoom factor.
425 @param zoomType How the zoom factor should be interpreted by the
426 HTML engine.
427 @note invoke CanSetZoomType() first, some HTML renderers may not
428 support all zoom types.
429 */
430 virtual void SetZoomType(wxWebViewZoomType zoomType) = 0;
431 };
432
433
434
435
436 /**
437 @class wxWebNavigationEvent
438
439 A navigation event holds information about events associated with
440 wxWebView objects.
441
442 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxWebNavigationEvent}
443 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING(id, func)}
444 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING event, generated before trying
445 to get a resource. This event may be vetoed to prevent navigating to this
446 resource. Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one
447 such event will be generated per frame.
448 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED(id, func)}
449 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED event generated after it was
450 confirmed that a resource would be requested. This event may not be vetoed.
451 Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one such event
452 will be generated per frame.
453 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_LOADED(id, func)}
454 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_LOADED event generated when the document
455 is fully loaded and displayed.
456 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_ERRROR(id, func)}
457 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event generated when a navigation
458 error occurs.
459 The integer associated with this event will be a wxWebNavigationError item.
460 The string associated with this event may contain a backend-specific more
461 precise error message/code.
462 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW(id, func)}
463 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW event, generated when a new
464 window is created. This event may be vetoed to prevent a new window showing,
465 for example if you want to open the url in the existing window or a new tab.
466 @endEventTable
467
468 @library{wxweb}
469 @category{events,web}
470
471 @see wxWebView
472 */
473 class wxWebNavigationEvent : public wxCommandEvent
474 {
475 public:
476 wxWebNavigationEvent();
477 wxWebNavigationEvent(wxEventType type, int id, const wxString href,
478 const wxString target, bool canVeto);
479 /**
480 Get the URL being visited
481 */
482 const wxString& GetHref() const { return m_href; }
483
484 /**
485 Get the target (frame or window) in which the URL that caused this event
486 is viewed, or an empty string if not available.
487 */
488 const wxString& GetTarget() const;
489
490 virtual wxEvent* Clone() const;
491
492 /**
493 Get whether this event may be vetoed (stopped/prevented). Only
494 meaningful for events fired before navigation takes place or new
495 window events.
496 */
497 bool CanVeto() const;
498
499 /**
500 Whether this event was vetoed (stopped/prevented). Only meaningful for
501 events fired before navigation takes place or new window events.
502 */
503 bool IsVetoed() const;
504
505 /**
506 Veto (prevent/stop) this event. Only meaningful for events fired
507 before navigation takes place or new window events. Only valid
508 if CanVeto() returned true.
509 */
510 void Veto();
511 };