JSVirtualMachine.h   [plain text]


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#import <JavaScriptCore/JavaScriptCore.h>

#if JSC_OBJC_API_ENABLED

// An instance of JSVirtualMachine represents a single JavaScript "object space"
// or set of execution resources. Thread safety is supported by locking the
// virtual machine, with concurrent JavaScript execution supported by allocating
// separate instances of JSVirtualMachine.

NS_CLASS_AVAILABLE(10_9, NA)
@interface JSVirtualMachine : NSObject

// Create a new JSVirtualMachine.
- (id)init;

// addManagedReference:withOwner and removeManagedReference:withOwner allow 
// clients of JSVirtualMachine to make the JavaScript runtime aware of 
// arbitrary external Objective-C object graphs. The runtime can then use 
// this information to retain any JavaScript values that are referenced 
// from somewhere in said object graph.
// 
// For correct behavior clients must make their external object graphs 
// reachable from within the JavaScript runtime. If an Objective-C object is 
// reachable from within the JavaScript runtime, all managed references 
// transitively reachable from it as recorded with 
// addManagedReference:withOwner: will be scanned by the garbage collector.
// 
- (void)addManagedReference:(id)object withOwner:(id)owner;
- (void)removeManagedReference:(id)object withOwner:(id)owner;

@end

#endif