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27#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_XActiveDataControl_idl__
28#define __com_sun_star_io_XActiveDataControl_idl__
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_io_XStreamListener_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/io/XStreamListener.idl>
36#endif
37
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41module com {  module sun {  module star {  module io {
42
43//=============================================================================
44
45// DocMerge from xml: interface com::sun::star::io::XActiveDataControl
46/** makes it possible to control an active data source.
47
48    <p>This interface should be supported by objects which implement
49    <type>XActiveDataSource</type> or <type>XActiveDataSink</type>.</p>
50 */
51published interface XActiveDataControl: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
52{
53    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
54
55    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XActiveDataControl::addListener
56    /** registers an object to receive events from this data source.
57       <p>It is suggested to allow multiple registration of the same listener,
58        thus for each time a listener is added, it has to be removed.
59     */
60    void addListener( [in] com::sun::star::io::XStreamListener aListener );
61
62    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
63
64    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XActiveDataControl::removeListener
65    /** unregisters an object to receive events from this data source.
66
67       <p>It is suggested to allow multiple registration of the same listener,
68        thus for each time a listener is added, it has to be removed.
69     */
70    void removeListener( [in] com::sun::star::io::XStreamListener aListener );
71
72    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
73
74    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XActiveDataControl::start
75    /** starts I/O.
76
77        <p>Either <member>XActiveDataControl::setInputStream()</member> or
78        <member>XActiveDataControl::setOutputStream()</member> must be called beforehand.
79        </p>
80
81        <p>This method does not block the thread, so reading is
82        generally not finished when the method returns. </p>
83     */
84    void start();
85
86    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
87
88    // DocMerge from xml: method com::sun::star::io::XActiveDataControl::terminate
89    /** does a weak abort.
90
91        <p>It closes all connected resources and calls
92        <member>XInputStream::close</member> or
93        <member>XOutputStream::close</member> and fires the
94        <member>XStreamListener::terminated</member>-event.</p>
95     */
96    void terminate();
97
98};
99
100//=============================================================================
101
102}; }; }; };
103
104/*=============================================================================
105
106=============================================================================*/
107#endif
108