amIWebInstaller

Method overview

Methods

installAddonsFromWebpage()

Installs an array of add-ons at the request of a webpage.

boolean installAddonsFromWebpage(
  in AString aMimetype,
  in nsIDOMWindow aWindow,
  in nsIURI aReferer,
  [array, size_is(aInstallCount)] in wstring aUris,
  [array, size_is(aInstallCount)] in wstring aHashes,
  [array, size_is(aInstallCount)] in wstring aNames,
  [array, size_is(aInstallCount)] in wstring aIcons,
  in amIInstallCallback aCallback, Optional
  in PRUint32 aInstallCount Optional
);

Parameters

aMimetype

The mimetype for the add-ons.

aWindow

The window installing the add-ons.

aReferer

The URI for the web page installing the add-ons.

aUris

The URIs of add-ons to be installed.

aHashes

The hashes for the add-ons to be installed.

aNames

The names for the add-ons to be installed.

aIcons

The icons for the add-ons to be installed.

aCallback Optional

An optional callback to notify about installation success and failure.

aInstallCount Optional

An optional argument including the number of add-ons to install.

Return value

true if the installation was successfully started.

isInstallEnabled()

Checks if installation is enabled for a web page.

boolean isInstallEnabled(
  in AString aMimetype,
  in nsIURI aReferer
);

Parameters

aMimetype

The MIME type for the add-on to be installed.

aReferer

The URI of the web page for which to see if installation is allowed.

Return value

true if installation is enabled.