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#if ! defined INCLUDED_com_sun_star_deployment_PackageRegistryBackend_idl
#define INCLUDED_com_sun_star_deployment_PackageRegistryBackend_idl

#include <com/sun/star/deployment/XPackageRegistry.idl>


module com { module sun { module star { module deployment {

/** The <type>PackageRegistryBackend</type> service is used to bind
    a specific type of <type>XPackage</type> which can be registered or revoked.
    <p>
    All <type>PackageRegistryBackend</type> objects
    are related to a <type>XPackageManager</type> instance.
    </p>
    
    @since OOo 2.0
*/
service PackageRegistryBackend : XPackageRegistry
{
    /** Creates a transient registry.

        @param context
               context of registry, e.g. user, shared
    */
    createTransient( [in] string context );
    
    /** Creates a persistent registry.

        @param context
               context of registry, e.g. user, shared
        @param cacheDirectory
               cache directory that the registry has to use
        @param readOnly
               reflects whether writing to cache directory is allowed
    */
    createPersistent( [in] string context,
                      [in] string cacheDirectory,
                      [in] boolean readOnly );
};

}; }; }; };

#endif