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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2008 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite
+ *
+ * $RCSfile: ReportEngineMetaData.java,v $
+ * $Revision: 1.4 $
+ *
+ * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+ * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 for more details
+ * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html>
+ * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+package com.sun.star.report;
+
+public interface ReportEngineMetaData
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Checks, whether a certain output type is available.
+     * Feed the mime-type of the output type in and you'll get
+     * a true or false back.
+     *
+     * @param mimeType
+     * @return true, if the output type is supported; false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isOutputSupported(String mimeType);
+
+    /**
+     * Lists all supported output parameters for the given mime-type.
+     * This listing can be used to build a generic user interface for
+     * configuring a certain output.
+     *
+     * @param mimeType
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String[] getOutputParameters(String mimeType);
+
+    public Class getParameterType(String parameter);
+
+    public boolean isMandatory(String parameter);
+
+    public boolean isEnumeration(String parameter);
+
+    public Object[] getEnumerationValues(String parameter);
+}