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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_RemoteProxyContentProvider_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_RemoteProxyContentProvider_idl__

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {

 published interface XContentIdentifierFactory;
 published interface XContentProvider;
 published interface XParameterizedContentProvider;

//============================================================================
/** A <type>ContentProvider</type> that wraps remote content providers that
    (potentially) have been distributed to a UCB.

    <p>Before trying to pass a request to a 'real,' underlying content provider
    (which will most likely be a remote content provider distributed to this
    UCB), this proxy first activates any remote content providers that have
    been distributed here, but are still inactive (see
    <type>RemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type> and
    <type>XRemoteContentProviderActivator</type> for more information).

    <p>The way this works might change, therefore this interface is marked as
    deprectated.

    @deprecated
 */
published service RemoteProxyContentProvider
{
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** activates any potentially inactive remote content providers before
        passing on requests to the underlying <type>XContentProvider</type>.
     */
    interface XContentProvider;

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** activates any potentially inactive remote content providers before
        passing on requests to the underlying
        <type>XContentIdentifierFactory</type>.
     */
    [optional] interface XContentIdentifierFactory;

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** allows this <type>ContentProvider</type> to adjust itself to special
        needs.
     */
    [optional] interface XParameterizedContentProvider;
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
