StructuredClone.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_SCRIPTINTERFACE_STRUCTUREDCLONE
#define INCLUDED_SCRIPTINTERFACE_STRUCTUREDCLONE
 
#include "ScriptForward.h"
 
#include <memory>
 
class JSStructuredCloneData;
 
namespace Script
{
/**
 * Structured clones are a way to serialize 'simple' JS::Values into a buffer
 * that can safely be passed between compartments and between threads.
 * A StructuredClone can be stored and read multiple times if desired.
 * We wrap them in shared_ptr so memory management is automatic and
 * thread-safe.
 */
using StructuredClone = std::shared_ptr<JSStructuredCloneData>;
 
StructuredClone WriteStructuredClone(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue v);
void ReadStructuredClone(const ScriptRequest& rq, const StructuredClone& ptr, JS::MutableHandleValue ret);
 
/**
 * Construct a new value by cloning a value (possibly from a different Compartment).
 * Complex values (functions, XML, etc) won't be cloned correctly, but basic
 * types and cyclic references should be fine.
 * Takes ScriptInterfaces to enter the correct realm.
 * Caller beware - manipulating several compartments in the same function is tricky.
 * @param to - ScriptInterface of the target. Should match the rooting context of the result.
 * @param from - ScriptInterface of @a val.
 */
JS::Value CloneValueFromOtherCompartment(const ScriptInterface& to, const ScriptInterface& from, JS::HandleValue val);
 
/**
 * Clone a JS value, ensuring that changes to the result
 * won't affect the original value.
 * Works by cloning, so the same restrictions as CloneValueFromOtherCompartment apply.
 */
JS::Value DeepCopy(const ScriptRequest& rq, JS::HandleValue val);
 
} // namespace Script
 
#endif // INCLUDED_SCRIPTINTERFACE_STRUCTUREDCLONE