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#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_StorageFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_embed_StorageFactory_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>StorageFactory</type> is a service that allows to create
    a storage based on either stream or URL.
 */
published service StorageFactory
{
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** 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 medium.
        </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 can be a string
                      containing URL, an
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::io">XStream</type>
                      implementation or
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::io">XInputStream</type>;
                      in case of
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::io">XStream</type>
                      implementation
                      the <type scope="com::sun::star::io">XSeekable</type>
                      interface must be supported.
            </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>
                      this paramenter represents
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::uno">Any</type>
                      containing a sequence of
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyValue</type>.<br>
                      The parameter can contain entries from
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescryptor</type>
                      to transport some document info during the storage
                      initialization, it can be for example
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>
                      implementation, password for the storage and repair
                      package flag.<br>
                      Additionaly the parameter might contain property with the name
                      "StorageFormat" that can take values from
                      <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">StorageFormats</type>.
                      If the property is not provided a storage of package format
                      is created.
            </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 root storage can support read access in addition to
        specified one.
        </p>
     */
    interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XSingleServiceFactory;
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif