webrunner/fidl/navigation_controller.fidl

// Copyright 2018 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

library chromium.web;

// Provides methods for controlling and querying the navigation state
// of a Frame.
interface NavigationController {
  // Tells the Frame to navigate to a |url|.
  //
  // |url|:    The address to navigate to.
  // |params|: Additional parameters that affect how the resource will be
  //           loaded (e.g. cookies, HTTP headers, etc.)
  1: LoadUrl(string url, LoadUrlParams? params);

  50: GoBack();
  51: GoForward();
  52: Stop();
  53: Reload(ReloadType type);

  // Returns information for the currently visible content regardless of
  // loading state, or a null entry if no content is being displayed.
  100: GetVisibleEntry() -> (NavigationEntry? entry);
};

// Additional parameters for modifying the behavior of LoadUrl().
struct LoadUrlParams {
  // Provides a hint to the browser UI about how LoadUrl was triggered.
  LoadUrlReason type;

  // The URL that linked to the resource being requested.
  string referrer;

  // Custom HTTP headers.
  vector<vector<uint8>> headers;
};

// Characterizes the origin of a LoadUrl request.
enum LoadUrlReason {
  LINK = 0;   // Navigation was initiated by the user following a link.
  TYPED = 1;  // Navigation was initiated by a user-provided URL.
};

// Contains information about the Frame's navigation state.
// The Frame's navigation history can be represented as an aggregation of
// NavigationEntries.
struct NavigationEntry {
  string url;    // The page's URL.
  string title;  // The user-visible page title.
};

enum ReloadType {
  // Reloads the current entry, bypassing the cache for the main resource.
  PARTIAL_CACHE = 0;

  // Reloads the current entry, bypassing the cache entirely.
  NO_CACHE = 1;
};