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27
28#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XRemoteContentProviderActivator_idl__
29#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XRemoteContentProviderActivator_idl__
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
33#endif
34
35module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {
36
37 published interface XContentProviderManager;
38
39//============================================================================
40/** This interface should be implemented together with
41	<type>XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>	and allows for a lazy
42    implementation of
43	<member>XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor::addRemoteContentProvider</member>.
44
45	The way this works might change, therefore this interface is marked as
46	deprectated.
47
48	@deprecated
49 */
50published interface XRemoteContentProviderActivator: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
51{
52	//------------------------------------------------------------------------
53	/** Activate (i.e., register at the broker) the remote content providers
54		that until now have only been remembered by
55		<member>XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor::addRemoteContentProvider</member>,
56        but not registered.
57
58        <p>This allows for
59		<member>XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor::addRemoteContentProvider</member>
60		to be implemented in a layz fashion (remember the remote content
61		providers, but do not register them right away), which can increase
62		performance in certain situations.  But it is not required that an
63		implementation of <type>XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type> uses this
64        lazy strategy (and thus also implements this interface).
65
66		@return
67		the broker at which the remote content providers have been registered.
68	 */
69	XContentProviderManager activateRemoteContentProviders();
70};
71
72}; }; }; };
73
74#endif
75