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+/*************************************************************************
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+ *
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+package com.sun.star.report;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Allows to query the data repository and returns a datasource for the
+ * specified name and parameters. The parameters-map can be null, if there
+ * are no parameters required.
+ *
+ * @author Thomas Morgner
+ */
+public interface DataSourceFactory
+{
+
+    public DataSource queryData(String name, Map parameter)
+            throws DataSourceException;
+}