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#include "nsISupports.idl"

/**
 * This represents an ASN.1 object,
 * where ASN.1 is "Abstract Syntax Notation number One".
 *
 * The additional state information carried in this interface
 * makes it fit for being used as the data structure
 * when working with visual reprenstation of ASN.1 objects
 * in a human user interface, like in a tree widget
 * where open/close state of nodes must be remembered.
 */
[scriptable, uuid(ba8bf582-1dd1-11b2-898c-f40246bc9a63)]
interface nsIASN1Object : nsISupports {

  /**
   *  Identifiers for the possible types of object.
   */
  const unsigned long ASN1_END_CONTENTS     = 0;
  const unsigned long ASN1_BOOLEAN          = 1;
  const unsigned long ASN1_INTEGER          = 2;
  const unsigned long ASN1_BIT_STRING       = 3;
  const unsigned long ASN1_OCTET_STRING     = 4;
  const unsigned long ASN1_NULL             = 5; 
  const unsigned long ASN1_OBJECT_ID        = 6;
  const unsigned long ASN1_ENUMERATED       = 10;
  const unsigned long ASN1_UTF8_STRING      = 12;
  const unsigned long ASN1_SEQUENCE         = 16;
  const unsigned long ASN1_SET              = 17;
  const unsigned long ASN1_PRINTABLE_STRING = 19;
  const unsigned long ASN1_T61_STRING       = 20;
  const unsigned long ASN1_IA5_STRING       = 22;
  const unsigned long ASN1_UTC_TIME         = 23;
  const unsigned long ASN1_GEN_TIME         = 24;
  const unsigned long ASN1_VISIBLE_STRING   = 26;
  const unsigned long ASN1_UNIVERSAL_STRING = 28; 
  const unsigned long ASN1_BMP_STRING       = 30;
  const unsigned long ASN1_HIGH_TAG_NUMBER  = 31;
  const unsigned long ASN1_CONTEXT_SPECIFIC = 32;
  const unsigned long ASN1_APPLICATION      = 33;
  const unsigned long ASN1_PRIVATE          = 34;

  /**
   *  "type" will be equal to one of the defined object identifiers.
   */
  attribute unsigned long type;


  /**
   *  This contains a tag as explained in ASN.1 standards documents.
   */
  attribute unsigned long tag;

  /**
   *  "displayName" contains a human readable explanatory label.
   */
  attribute AString displayName;

  /**
   *  "displayValue" contains the human readable value.
   */
  attribute AString displayValue;
};

