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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_FileSystemStorageFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_FileSystemStorageFactory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XSingleServiceFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleServiceFactory.idl>
#endif


//============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module embed {

//============================================================================
/** The <type>FileSystemStorageFactory</type> is a service that allows to
    create a <type>FileSystemStorage</type> based on URL. The URL must point
    to a folder.
 */
service FileSystemStorageFactory
{
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** A storage can be created through this interface.

        <p>
        In case
        <method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XSingleServiceFactory::createInstance</method>
        call is used the result storage will be open in readwrite mode based
        on an arbitrary file system folder.
        </p>

        <p>
        In case
        <method scope="com::sun::star::lang">XSingleServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments</method>
        call is used a sequence of the following parameters can be used:
        </p>

        <dl>
            <dt>parameter 1</dt>
            <dd>
                      specifies source of the object, it must be a string
                      containing URL.
            </dd>

            <dt>parameter 2</dt>
            <dd>
                      specifies mode the storage should be open in, can take
                      values from <type>ElementModes</type> constant set.
            </dd>

            <dt>parameter 3</dt>
            <dd>
                      allowes to provide
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescryptor</type>
                      to the storage so some parts can be used for
                      initialization, it can be for example
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>
                      implementation.
            </dd>
        </dl>

        <p>
        The parameters are optional, that means that sequence can be empty or
        contain only first parameter, or first and second one. In case
        no parameters are provided the call works the same way as
        <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XSingleServiceFactory::createInstance</member>.
        In case only first parameter is provided, the storage is opened in
        readonly mode.
        </p>

        <p>
        The opened storages can support read access in addition to
        specified one.
        </p>
     */
    interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XSingleServiceFactory;
};

//============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif