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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_ContentProvider_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_ContentProvider_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentProvider_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentProvider.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentIdentifierFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentIdentifierFactory.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XParameterizedContentProvider_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XParameterizedContentProvider.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentProviderSupplier_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentProviderSupplier.idl>
#endif

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

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

//=============================================================================
/** provides access to a set of <type>Content</type>s.
*/
published service ContentProvider
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** gives access to all contents provided by this provider.
     */
    interface com::sun::star::ucb::XContentProvider;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates special <type>XContentIdentifier</type> implementation
        objects for the contents provided by this content provider.

        <p>This interface can be implemented in case the provider wants to
        provide some additional interfaces with its implementation of the
        identifier objects.
     */
    [optional] interface com::sun::star::ucb::XContentIdentifierFactory;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** allows a <type>ContentProvider</type> to adjust itself to special
        needs.

        <p>Whenever a ContentProvider that supports this interface is
        registered at a <type>XContentProviderManager</type>, the method
        <member>XParameterizedContentProvider::registerInstance</member>
        should first be called, using the returned <type>XContentProvider</type>
        to register at the XContentProviderManager.
     */
    [optional] interface com::sun::star::ucb::XParameterizedContentProvider;

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
