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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
128 @c wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_IE uses the the Trident rendering engine, which
129 is also used by Internet Explorer. It is important to note that by default
130 it emulates Internet Explorer 7, this can be chaged with a registry
131 setting, see
132 <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation">
133 this</a> article for more information.
134
135 Note that errors are generally reported asynchronously though the
136 @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event described below.
137
138 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxWebNavigationEvent}
139 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING(id, func)}
140 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING event, generated before trying
141 to get a resource. This event may be vetoed to prevent navigating to this
142 resource. Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one
143 such event will be generated per frame.
144 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED(id, func)}
145 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED event generated after it was
146 confirmed that a resource would be requested. This event may not be vetoed.
147 Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one such event
148 will be generated per frame.
149 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_LOADED(id, func)}
150 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_LOADED event generated when the document
151 is fully loaded and displayed.
152 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_ERRROR(id, func)}
153 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event generated when a navigation
154 error occurs.
155 The integer associated with this event will be a wxWebNavigationError item.
156 The string associated with this event may contain a backend-specific more
157 precise error message/code.
158 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW(id, func)}
159 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW event, generated when a new
160 window is created. This event may be vetoed to prevent a new window showing,
161 for example if you want to open the url in the existing window or a new tab.
162 @endEventTable
163
164 @library{wxweb}
165 @category{ctrl,web}
166 */
167 class wxWebView : public wxControl
168 {
169 public:
170
171 /**
172 Creation function for two-step creation.
173 */
174 virtual bool Create(wxWindow* parent,
175 wxWindowID id,
176 const wxString& url,
177 const wxPoint& pos,
178 const wxSize& size,
179 long style,
180 const wxString& name) = 0;
181
182 /**
183 Factory function to create a new wxWebView for two-step creation
184 (you need to call wxWebView::Create on the returned object)
185 @param backend which web engine to use as backend for wxWebView
186 @return the created wxWebView, or NULL if the requested backend is
187 not available
188 */
189 static wxWebView* New(wxWebViewBackend backend = wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT);
190
191 /**
192 Factory function to create a new wxWebView
193 @param parent parent window to create this view in
194 @param id ID of this control
195 @param url URL to load by default in the web view
196 @param pos position to create this control at
197 (you may use wxDefaultPosition if you use sizers)
198 @param size size to create this control with
199 (you may use wxDefaultSize if you use sizers)
200 @param backend which web engine to use as backend for wxWebView
201 @return the created wxWebView, or NULL if the requested backend
202 is not available
203 */
204 static wxWebView* New(wxWindow* parent,
205 wxWindowID id,
206 const wxString& url = wxWebViewDefaultURLStr,
207 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
208 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
209 wxWebViewBackend backend = wxWEB_VIEW_BACKEND_DEFAULT,
210 long style = 0,
211 const wxString& name = wxWebViewNameStr);
212
213 /**
214 Get the title of the current web page, or its URL/path if title is not
215 available.
216 */
217 virtual wxString GetCurrentTitle() = 0;
218
219 /**
220 Get the URL of the currently displayed document.
221 */
222 virtual wxString GetCurrentURL() = 0;
223
224 /**
225 Get the HTML source code of the currently displayed document.
226 @return The HTML source code, or an empty string if no page is currently
227 shown.
228 */
229 virtual wxString GetPageSource() = 0;
230
231 /**
232 Returns whether the web control is currently busy (e.g. loading a page).
233 */
234 virtual bool IsBusy() = 0;
235
236 /**
237 Load a web page from a URL
238 @param url The URL of the page to be loaded.
239 @note Web engines generally report errors asynchronously, so if you wish
240 to know whether loading the URL was successful, register to receive
241 navigation error events.
242 */
243 virtual void LoadUrl(const wxString& url) = 0;
244
245 /**
246 Opens a print dialog so that the user may print the currently
247 displayed page.
248 */
249 virtual void Print() = 0;
250
251 /**
252 Reload the currently displayed URL.
253 @param flags A bit array that may optionally contain reload options.
254 */
255 virtual void Reload(wxWebViewReloadFlags flags = wxWEB_VIEW_RELOAD_DEFAULT) = 0;
256
257 /**
258 Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given string.
259 @param html The string that contains the HTML data to display.
260 @param baseUrl URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve
261 relative paths, for instance.
262 */
263 virtual void SetPage(const wxString& html, const wxString& baseUrl) = 0;
264
265 /**
266 Set the displayed page source to the contents of the given stream.
267 @param html The stream to read HTML data from.
268 @param baseUrl URL assigned to the HTML data, to be used to resolve
269 relative paths, for instance.
270 */
271 virtual void SetPage(wxInputStream& html, wxString baseUrl)
272 {
273 wxStringOutputStream stream;
274 stream.Write(html);
275 SetPage(stream.GetString(), baseUrl);
276 }
277
278 /**
279 Stop the current page loading process, if any.
280 May trigger an error event of type @c wxWEB_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED.
281 TODO: make @c wxWEB_NAV_ERR_USER_CANCELLED errors uniform across ports.
282 */
283 virtual void Stop() = 0;
284
285 /**
286 @name Clipboard
287 */
288
289 /**
290 Returns @true if the current selection can be copied.
291 */
292 virtual bool CanCopy() = 0;
293
294 /**
295 Returns @true if the current selection can be cut.
296 */
297 virtual bool CanCut() = 0;
298
299 /**
300 Returns @true if data can be pasted.
301 */
302 virtual bool CanPaste() = 0;
303
304 /**
305 Copies the current selection.
306 */
307 virtual void Copy() = 0;
308
309 /**
310 Cuts the current selection.
311 */
312 virtual void Cut() = 0;
313
314 /**
315 Pastes the current data.
316 */
317 virtual void Paste() = 0;
318
319 /**
320 @name History
321 */
322
323 /**
324 Returns @true if it is possible to navigate backward in the history of
325 visited pages.
326 */
327 virtual bool CanGoBack() = 0;
328
329 /**
330 Returns @true if it is possible to navigate forward in the history of
331 visited pages.
332 */
333 virtual bool CanGoForward() = 0;
334
335 /**
336 Clear the history, this will also remove the visible page.
337 */
338 virtual void ClearHistory() = 0;
339
340 /**
341 Enable or disable the history. This will also clear the history.
342 */
343 virtual void EnableHistory(bool enable = true) = 0;
344
345 /**
346 Returns a list of items in the back history. The first item in the
347 vector is the first page that was loaded by the control.
348 */
349 virtual wxVector<wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> > GetBackwardHistory() = 0;
350
351 /**
352 Returns a list of items in the forward history. The first item in the
353 vector is the next item in the history with respect to the curently
354 loaded page.
355 */
356 virtual wxVector<wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> > GetForwardHistory() = 0;
357
358 /**
359 Navigate back in the history of visited pages.
360 Only valid if CanGoBack() returns true.
361 */
362 virtual void GoBack() = 0;
363
364 /**
365 Navigate forward in the history of visited pages.
366 Only valid if CanGoForward() returns true.
367 */
368 virtual void GoForward() = 0;
369
370 /**
371 Loads a history item.
372 */
373 virtual void LoadHistoryItem(wxSharedPtr<wxWebHistoryItem> item) = 0;
374
375 /**
376 @name Undo / Redo
377 */
378
379 /**
380 Returns @true if there is an action to redo.
381 */
382 virtual bool CanRedo() = 0;
383
384 /**
385 Returns @true if there is an action to undo.
386 */
387 virtual bool CanUndo() = 0;
388
389 /**
390 Redos the last action.
391 */
392 virtual void Redo() = 0;
393
394 /**
395 Undos the last action.
396 */
397 virtual void Undo() = 0;
398
399 /**
400 @name Zoom
401 */
402
403 /**
404 Retrieve whether the current HTML engine supports a zoom type.
405 @param type The zoom type to test.
406 @return Whether this type of zoom is supported by this HTML engine
407 (and thus can be set through SetZoomType()).
408 */
409 virtual bool CanSetZoomType(wxWebViewZoomType type) const = 0;
410
411 /**
412 Get the zoom factor of the page.
413 @return The current level of zoom.
414 */
415 virtual wxWebViewZoom GetZoom() = 0;
416
417 /**
418 Get how the zoom factor is currently interpreted.
419 @return How the zoom factor is currently interpreted by the HTML engine.
420 */
421 virtual wxWebViewZoomType GetZoomType() const = 0;
422
423 /**
424 Set the zoom factor of the page.
425 @param zoom How much to zoom (scale) the HTML document.
426 */
427 virtual void SetZoom(wxWebViewZoom zoom) = 0;
428
429 /**
430 Set how to interpret the zoom factor.
431 @param zoomType How the zoom factor should be interpreted by the
432 HTML engine.
433 @note invoke CanSetZoomType() first, some HTML renderers may not
434 support all zoom types.
435 */
436 virtual void SetZoomType(wxWebViewZoomType zoomType) = 0;
437 };
438
439
440
441
442 /**
443 @class wxWebNavigationEvent
444
445 A navigation event holds information about events associated with
446 wxWebView objects.
447
448 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxWebNavigationEvent}
449 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING(id, func)}
450 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING event, generated before trying
451 to get a resource. This event may be vetoed to prevent navigating to this
452 resource. Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one
453 such event will be generated per frame.
454 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED(id, func)}
455 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATED event generated after it was
456 confirmed that a resource would be requested. This event may not be vetoed.
457 Note that if the displayed HTML document has several frames, one such event
458 will be generated per frame.
459 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_LOADED(id, func)}
460 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_LOADED event generated when the document
461 is fully loaded and displayed.
462 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_ERRROR(id, func)}
463 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_ERROR event generated when a navigation
464 error occurs.
465 The integer associated with this event will be a wxWebNavigationError item.
466 The string associated with this event may contain a backend-specific more
467 precise error message/code.
468 @event{EVT_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW(id, func)}
469 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_WEB_VIEW_NEWWINDOW event, generated when a new
470 window is created. This event may be vetoed to prevent a new window showing,
471 for example if you want to open the url in the existing window or a new tab.
472 @endEventTable
473
474 @library{wxweb}
475 @category{events,web}
476
477 @see wxWebView
478 */
479 class wxWebNavigationEvent : public wxCommandEvent
480 {
481 public:
482 wxWebNavigationEvent();
483 wxWebNavigationEvent(wxEventType type, int id, const wxString href,
484 const wxString target, bool canVeto);
485 /**
486 Get the URL being visited
487 */
488 const wxString& GetHref() const { return m_href; }
489
490 /**
491 Get the target (frame or window) in which the URL that caused this event
492 is viewed, or an empty string if not available.
493 */
494 const wxString& GetTarget() const;
495
496 virtual wxEvent* Clone() const;
497
498 /**
499 Get whether this event may be vetoed (stopped/prevented). Only
500 meaningful for events fired before navigation takes place or new
501 window events.
502 */
503 bool CanVeto() const;
504
505 /**
506 Whether this event was vetoed (stopped/prevented). Only meaningful for
507 events fired before navigation takes place or new window events.
508 */
509 bool IsVetoed() const;
510
511 /**
512 Veto (prevent/stop) this event. Only meaningful for events fired
513 before navigation takes place or new window events. Only valid
514 if CanVeto() returned true.
515 */
516 void Veto();
517 };