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27#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_BRIDGE_XBRIDGEFACTORY_IDL_
28#define _COM_SUN_STAR_BRIDGE_XBRIDGEFACTORY_IDL_
29
30#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
31
32#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnection.idl>
33#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XBridge.idl>
34#include <com/sun/star/bridge/BridgeExistsException.idl>
35#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XInstanceProvider.idl>
36
37 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module bridge {
38
39/** factory to create interprocess bridges.
40 */
41published interface XBridgeFactory: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
42{
43	/** tries to create a UNO interprocess bridge.
44
45		@param sName
46			The name of the bridge. This allows other components to reuse
47			 an already created bridge (using getBridge).
48			 <p>
49			 If empty, an anonymous bridge is created, which cannot be retrieved with
50			 getBridge(). No BridgeExistsException can be thrown in this case.
51
52		@param sProtocol
53			The protocol, that will be used on the connection (e.g., urp) plus additional
54			comma separated name=value protocol properties.
55
56		@param aConnection
57			The connection, which is used to transfer the calls. The bridge expects to
58			own the connection, thus it will close the connection, in case it does not
59			need it anymore.
60
61		@param anInstanceProvider
62			gets called, when a request from remote comes in. You can pass a null reference
63			in case you don't want to export any objects.
64
65		@throws BridgeExistsException
66			There is already a bridge registered with this name.  Use getBridge instead.
67
68		@throws IllegalArgumentException
69			The protocol is unknown or the connection is null.
70	 */
71	XBridge createBridge(
72		[in] string sName,
73		[in] string sProtocol ,
74		[in] com::sun::star::connection::XConnection aConnection ,
75		[in] XInstanceProvider anInstanceProvider )
76		raises ( BridgeExistsException , com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
77
78
79	/** tries to get a bridge by this name.
80		<p> Cannot be retrieved, when the bridge got disposed before.
81
82		@return An existing remote bridge or a null reference.
83	 */
84	XBridge getBridge( [in] string  sName );
85
86	/** returns the sequence of all named and unnamed UNO interprocess
87		bridges that are instantiated at the time the call is made.
88	 */
89	sequence < XBridge > getExistingBridges( );
90};
91
92
93};};};};
94
95#endif
96