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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_CopyImporter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_CopyImporter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/Importer.idl>
#endif 

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
#endif 

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

module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { module backend {

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

/** 
    imports data into a configuration layer by copying over existing data.

  
    @since OpenOffice 1.1.2
*/
published service CopyImporter
{
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** allows importing configuration data into a backend.
        
        <p> In this implementation, the changes are copied over any 
            <type>XLayer</type> data that already exists in the <type>Backend</type>, 
            replacing it completely.
        </p>
      */
    service Importer ;

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** allows initializing the implementation with settings that control 
        its behavior .

        <p> This interface, which is optional in <type>Importer</type> 
            is mandatory in this service and supports the following arguments 
            which must be provided as 
            <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue</type>:
        <dl>
            <dt><code>Overwrite</code> : <atom>boolean</atom></dt>
            <dd>If <FALSE/>, specifies that the data should be applied
                only if the existing layer is empty.
            </dd>
        </dl>
        </p> 
      */
    interface com::sun::star::lang::XInitialization ;

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
} ;

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ; 

#endif