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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XLayerImporter_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/XLayerImporter.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { module backend {

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

/**
    imports data into a configuration layer.

    <p> The configuration changes are read from a <type>XLayer</type>
        and stored into a <type>Backend</type>.
    </p>

    @since OOo 1.1.2
*/
published service Importer
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** allows importing configuration data into a backend.
      */
    interface XLayerImporter ;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** allows initializing the implementation with settings that control
        its behavior .

        <p> Arguments are provided as
            <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue</type>.
            Implementations specify which arguments they support.

        <dl>
            <dt><code>Notify</code> : <atom>boolean</atom></dt>
            <dd>If <TRUE/>, specifies that the backend should trigger
             notification to its listeners.
            </dd>
        </dl>
        </p>
    */
    [optional] interface com::sun::star::lang::XInitialization ;

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
} ;

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;

#endif
