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#ifndef __com_sun_star_mail_XMailServiceProvider_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_mail_XMailServiceProvider_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_mail_XMailService_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/mail/XMailService.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_mail_NoMailServiceProviderException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/mail/NoMailServiceProviderException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_mail_MailServiceType_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/mail/MailServiceType.idl>
#endif

module com { module sun { module star { module mail {

/**
   A factory for creating different mail services.

   @since OOo 2.0.0
 */
interface XMailServiceProvider: ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface {

    /**
        A factory method.

        @param aType
        [in] the type of the requested mail service.

        @returns
        A XMailService interface.

        @see com::sun::star::mail::XMailServiceProvider
        @see com::sun::star::mail::MailServiceType
    */
    XMailService create([in] MailServiceType aType)
        raises(com::sun::star::mail::NoMailServiceProviderException, com::sun::star::uno::Exception);
};

}; }; }; };

#endif
