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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/Importer.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

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

/**
    imports data into a configuration layer by merging with existing data.

    <p> No named arguments to
        <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XInitialization::initialize()</member>
        are supported.
    </p>

    @since OpenOffice 1.1.2
*/
published service MergeImporter
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** allows importing configuration data into a backend.

        <p> In this implementation, the changes are merged with any
            <type>XLayer</type> data that already exists in the <type>Backend</type>,
            replacing it completely.
        </p>

        @see LayerUpdateMerger
            Service that can be used to perform merging of changes into a layer.
      */
    service Importer ;

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

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;

#endif