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#ifndef __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourcePersistence_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourcePersistence_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourceManager_idl__ 
#include <com/sun/star/resource/XStringResourceManager.idl> 
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XStorage_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_task_XInteractionHandler_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/task/XInteractionHandler.idl>
#endif


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

module com { module sun { module star { module resource { 

//=============================================================================
/** 
	Interface derived from XStringResourceManager containing
	basic persistence functionality limited to operations that
	are independend from a associated location or storage.
	
	@see <type>XStringResourceManager</type>.
*/
published interface XStringResourcePersistence: com::sun::star::resource::XStringResourceManager
{
    /**
		Stores all string table data respectively all data modified since 
		the last call to <member>store</member> to the location or storage 
		associated with the StringResourceManager. Each locale is stored
		in a single file following the format of Java properties files.

		This interface is supported by the services 
		<type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> and
		<type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> 
		
		The StringResourceWithLocation is initialised with an URL 
		specifying a location used to load data from and store data to,
		see <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type>.

		The StringResourceWithStorage is initialised with an in-
		stance of <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>
		used to load data from and store data to,
		see <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type>.

		If the string table isn't modified (see <member>isModified</member>)
		this method does nothing.

		This method can throw all exceptions thrown by the methods of
		<type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type> respectively
		a <type scope="com::sun::star::ucb">CommandAbortedException in
		case of a StringResourceWithLocation for all exceptions that are
		not handled by a previously specified
		<type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>.
		The handler to be used for the store operation can be specified
		during initialisation of <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type>.

		@throws <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">NoSupportException</type>
			if no URL or no valid storage are provided.
    */
    void store() 
		raises( com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException,
				com::sun::star::uno::Exception );


     /** 
		provides the current modify state of the StringResourceManager instance.

        @return
            <TRUE/> if the string table has changed since the last call to
            <member>store</member> or, if supported
			<code>XStringResourceWithStorage::storeAsStorage</code>.
			<FALSE/> if the table hasn't changed.
    */
    boolean isModified();

 
    /**
		Sets the comment stored first in each locale data file.

		This interface method can be used to overwrite the comment used
		during initialisation of the services 
		<type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> or
		<type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> 

        @param Comment
            Comment stored first in each properties file followed by a line
			feed character. The line feed character is added automatically
			and hasn't to be part of the comment string. The caller is re-
			sponsible that the passed string is a valid comment in a Java
			properties file, e.g. "# My strings". The string may be empty.
    */
    void setComment( [in] string Comment );


    /**
		Stores all string table data to the provided storage.

		Calling this method does not affect the association with a location
		(in case of a <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> instance)
		respectively with a storage (in case of a 
		<type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> instance).
		The modified state isn't affected either.
		
		This method can be used to make a copy of the current string
		table data to a storage. This method can throw all exceptions 
		thrown by the methods of <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>

        @param Storage
            all string table data will be stored to this storage.

        @param BaseName
            Base string for the file names used to store the locale data.
			The locale data is stored in Java properties files also following
			the corresponding naming sceme. The files will be named like this:
			"[BaseName]_[Language]_[Country].properties", 
			e.g. "MyBaseName_en_US.properties"
			If an empty string is passed for BaseName, "strings" will be used
			as BaseName.

        @param Comment
            Comment stored first in each properties file,
			for a detailed description see <member>setComment</member>.

		This method can throw all exceptions thrown by the methods of
		<type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>
    */
    void storeToStorage( [in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage Storage,
		[in] string BaseName, [in] string Comment )
			raises ( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );


    /**
		Stores all string table data to the location specified by the 
		passed URL string. 

		Calling this method does not affect the association with a location
		(in case of a <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> instance)
		respectively with a storage (in case of a 
		<type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> instance).
		The modified state isn't affected either.
		
		This method can be used to make a copy of the current string
		table data to a location.

        @param URL
            the location the string table data should be stored to.

        @param BaseName
            Base string for the file names used to store the locale data.
			The locale data is stored in Java properties files also following
			the corresponding naming sceme. The files will be named like this:
			"[BaseName]_[Language]_[Country].properties", 
			e.g. "MyBaseName_en_US.properties"
			If an empty string is passed for BaseName, "strings" will be used
			as BaseName.

        @param Comment
            Comment stored first in each properties file,
			for a detailed description see <member>setComment</member>.

        @param Handler
			a <type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>.
			It will be passed to ucb handle exceptions. Exceptions not processed 
			by this handler will be passed as com::sun::star::uno::Exception. If 
			this parameter is null this applies to all exceptions thrown by ucb.

	    @see com::sun::star::task::InteractionHandler
	*/
	void storeToURL( [in] string URL, [in] string BaseName, [in] string Comment,
		[in] com::sun::star::task::XInteractionHandler Handler )
			raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );


	/**
		Returns a sequence of byte representing the complete string resource
		in a binary format.

		This method is intended to support datatransfer functionality, e.g. provided
		by <type scope="com::sun::star::datatransfer">XTransferable</type> and
		related interfaces.

		See <member>importBinary</member>).

		@return  a sequence of byte representing the string resource.
	*/
	sequence<byte> exportBinary();


	/**
		Initializes the string resource with binary data. This method
		expects the data format returned by <member>exportBinary</member>.
		
		All locales and strings previously added to the string resource 
		will be deleted. So after calling this method the string resource 
		only contains the locales and strings specified in the binary data.

		This method is intended to support datatransfer functionality, e.g. provided
		by <type scope="com::sun::star::datatransfer">XTransferable</type> and
		related interfaces.

		See <member>importBinary</member>).

		@throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
		if Data is empty or does not meet the binary format returned by
		the current or earlier version of <member>exportBinary</member>).
	*/
	void importBinary( [in] sequence<byte> Data )
		raises ( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
 
};

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

}; }; }; }; 

#endif