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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XFileIdentifierConverter_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XFileIdentifierConverter_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
28#endif
29
30//=============================================================================
31
32module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {
33
34//=============================================================================
35/** specifies methods to convert between (file) URLs and file paths in system
36    dependent notation.
37
38    @version    1.0
39    @author     Andreas Bille
40*/
41published interface XFileIdentifierConverter : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
42{
43    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
44    /** Get information about the 'locality' of a file content provider.
45
46        <p>The returned information can be used to chose the 'best' among a
47        number of file content providers implementing this interface.
48
49        @param BaseURL
50        the base (file) URL used to specify a file content provider.
51
52        @returns
53        an appropriat value representing the 'locality' of the specified file
54        content provider.   Generally, higher (non-negative) numbers denote
55        file content providers that are more 'local', and negative numbers
56        denote content providers that are not file content providers at all.
57        As a convention (and to keep this useful), values should be restricted
58        to the range from -1 to +10, inclusive.
59     */
60    long getFileProviderLocality( [in] string BaseURL );
61
62    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
63    /** converts a file path in system dependent notation to a (file) URL.
64
65        @param BaseURL
66        the base (file) URL relative to which the file path shall be
67        interpreted.
68
69        @param SystemPath
70        a file path in system dependent notation.
71
72        @returns
73        the URL corresponding to the file path, or an empty string if the file
74        path cannot be converted into a URL.
75    */
76    string getFileURLFromSystemPath( [in] string BaseURL,
77                                     [in] string SystemPath );
78
79    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
80    /** converts a (file) URL to a file path in system dependent notation.
81
82        @param URL
83        a (file) URL.
84
85        @returns
86        the file path corresponding to the URL, or an empty string if the URL
87        cannot be converted into a file path.
88    */
89    string getSystemPathFromFileURL( [in] string URL );
90};
91
92//=============================================================================
93
94}; }; }; };
95
96#endif
97