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#ifndef com_sun_star_graphic_MediaProperties_idl
#define com_sun_star_graphic_MediaProperties_idl

#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValues.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/io/XInputStream.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/io/XStream.idl>

module com { module sun { module star { module graphic
{

/** This service describes the properties that are used
    when using the <type>XGraphicProvider</type> interface methods
*/
published service MediaProperties
{
    /** Property that describes the location of the source or target
        of the graphic as URL.

        <p>A URL can be used instead of the
        <member>InputStream</member> or <member>OutputStream</member>
        property</p>

        <p>In addition to the normal protocols like file:// or http://
        you can use private URL's as follows to get access to graphics
        lying inside the resource system within an Office context:</p>

        <ul>
            <li>private:resource/projectshortname/bitmap/12345</li>
            <li>private:resource/projectshortname/bitmapex/12345</li>
            <li>private:resource/projectshortname/image/12345</li>
            <li>private:resource/projectshortname/imagelist/12345</li>
            <li>private:resource/projectshortname/imagelist/12345/12</li>
        </ul>
    */
    [optional, property ] string URL;

    /** This property is only used for loading graphics or querying
        graphic descriptors

        <p>A <member>InputStream</member> can be used instead of the
        <member>URL</member> property</p>

        @see com::sun::star::io::XInputStream
    */
    [optional, property ] ::com::sun::star::io::XInputStream InputStream;

    /** This property is only used for storing graphics

        <p>A <member>OutputStream</member> can be used instead of the
        <member>URL</member> property</p>

        @see com::sun::star::io::XStream
    */
    [optional, property ] ::com::sun::star::io::XStream OutputStream;

    /** This property is only used for storing graphics and describes the
        format into which the graphic is to be converted

        <p>At the moment, the following mime types are supported for storing
        graphics:</p>

        <ul>
            <li>image/bmp</li>
            <li>image/gif</li>
            <li>image/jpeg</li>
            <li>image/png</li>
            <li>image/tiff</li>
            <li>image/svg+xml</li>
            <li>image/x-cmu-raster</li>
            <li>image/x-emf</li>
            <li>image/x-eps</li>
            <li>image/x-met</li>
            <li>image/x-pict</li>
            <li>image/x-portable-bitmap</li>
            <li>image/x-portable-pixmap</li>
            <li>image/x-wmf</li>
            <li>image/x-svm</li>
            <li>image/x-xpixmap</li>
            <li>image/x-vclgraphic</li>
        </ul>
    */
    [optional, property ] string MimeType;

    /** Additional properties that will be passed to the
    appropriate filter module.
    */
    [optional, property] ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValues FilterData;
};

} ; } ; } ; } ;

#endif
