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24#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_Storage_idl__
25#define __com_sun_star_embed_Storage_idl__
26
27#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_BaseStorage_idl__
28#include <com/sun/star/embed/BaseStorage.idl>
29#endif
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XEncryptionProtectedSource_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/embed/XEncryptionProtectedSource.idl>
33#endif
34
35#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XTransactedObject_idl__
36#include <com/sun/star/embed/XTransactedObject.idl>
37#endif
38
39#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XTransactionBroadcaster_idl__
40#include <com/sun/star/embed/XTransactionBroadcaster.idl>
41#endif
42
43#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XModifiable_idl__
44#include <com/sun/star/util/XModifiable.idl>
45#endif
46
47#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameAccess_idl__
48#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.idl>
49#endif
50
51#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XComponent_idl__
52#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.idl>
53#endif
54
55#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
56#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
57#endif
58
59
60//============================================================================
61
62 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module embed {
63
64//============================================================================
65/** This is a service that allows to get access to a package using storage
66    hierarchy.
67
68    <p>
69    A root storage should be retrieved by using <type>StorageFactory</type>
70    service. Substorages are created through <type>XStorage</type> interface
71    of a parent storage.
72    </p>
73 */
74published service Storage
75{
76    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
77    /** This service describes the base functionality of storages.
78
79        <p>
80        Please see below the description of additional requirements for the
81        package storage implementation.
82        </p>
83
84        <dl>
85            <dt>interface <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">XComponent</type>
86            </dt>
87            <dd>
88                <p>
89                A root storage is created by <type>StorageFactory</type>
90                and is controlled by refcounting. In case refcounting
91                is decreased to zero the storage will be disposed
92                automatically. It is still strongly recommended that
93                a root storage is disposed explicitly since in garbage
94                collector based languages the refcounting can be
95                decreased too late and resources locked by the storage
96                will not be freed until then.
97                </p>
98
99                <p>
100                A substorage is created by <type>XStorage</type>
101                interface of storage. Each time a substorage is opened
102                it is locked ( in case it is opened in readonly mode
103                it is locked for writing, in case it is opened in
104                read-write mode it is locked for reading and writing )
105                until it is disposed.  The lifetime of substorage is
106                also controlled by refcounting but because of mentioned
107                garbage collection specific it is strongly recommended
108                to dispose substorages explicitly.
109                </p>
110
111                <p>
112                In case a storage object is disposed all the elements
113                ( substorages and substreams ) retrieved from the
114                object are disposed. If the storage was opened in
115                read-write mode all noncommited changes will be lost.
116                </p>
117            </dd>
118            <dt>interface <type>XStorage</type></dt>
119            <dd>
120                <dl>
121                    <dt><method>XStorage::openStreamElement</method></dt>
122                    <dd>
123                        <p>
124                        This method returns <type>StorageStream</type>
125                        service implementation.
126                        </p>
127
128                        <p>
129                        If the child stream is an encrypted one a corect
130                        common storage password should be set through
131                        <type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface to
132                        this storage or to a one of storages in parent
133                        hierarchy. In case the password is not set or is a
134                        wrong one an exception will be thrown.
135                        </p>
136                    </dd>
137
138                    <dt><method>XStorage::openEncryptedStreamElement</method></dt>
139                    <dd>
140                        This method allows to specify reading password for the
141                        stream explicitly. The password will be used to read
142                        the stream. It is possible to specify a new password
143                        for stream storing through
144                        <type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface. In
145                        case a new password is not specified an old one will
146                        be used for storing.
147                    </dd>
148
149                    <dt><method>XStorage::openStorageElement</method></dt>
150                    <dd>
151                        This method returns <type>Storage</type> service
152                        implementation.
153                    </dd>
154
155                    <dt><method>XStorage::cloneStreamElement</method></dt>
156                    <dd>
157                        <p>
158                        This method returns <type>StorageStream</type> service
159                        implementation.
160                        </p>
161
162                        <p>
163                        The latest flashed version of the stream will be used.
164                        The stream can be flashed explicitly by
165                        <method scope="com::sun::star::io">XOutputStream::flush</method>
166                        call.
167                        </p>
168
169                        <p>
170                        A storage flashes on commit all the child streams it
171                        owns. So in case after the stream is changed neither
172                        the storage was commited nor the stream was flushed
173                        explicitly, the changes will not appear in the new
174                        created stream. This method allows to retrieve copy of
175                        a child stream even in case it is already opened for
176                        writing.
177                        </p>
178
179                        <p>
180                        If the child stream is an encrypted one a corect
181                        common storage password should be set through
182                        <type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface to
183                        this storage or to a one of storages in parent
184                        hierarchy. In case the password is not set or is a
185                        wrong one an exception will be thrown.
186                        </p>
187                    </dd>
188
189                    <dt><method>XStorage::cloneEncryptedStreamElement</method></dt>
190                    <dd>
191                        <p>
192                        This method returns <type>StorageStream</type> service
193                        implementation.
194                        </p>
195
196                        <p>
197                        The latest flashed version of the stream will be used.
198                        The stream can be flashed explicitly by
199                        <method scope="com::sun::star::io">XOutputStream::flush</method>
200                        call.
201                        </p>
202
203                        <p>
204                        A storage flashes on commit all the child streams it
205                        owns. So in case after the stream is changed neither
206                        the storage was commited nor the stream was flushed
207                        explicitly, the changes will not appear in the new
208                        created stream. This method allows to retrieve copy of
209                        a child stream even in case it is already opened for
210                        writing.
211                        </p>
212                    </dd>
213
214                    <dt><method>XStorage::copyLastCommitTo</method></dt>
215                    <dd>
216                        This method gets <type>Storage</type> service
217                        implementation and fills it in with the latest
218                        commited version of this storage. So in case the
219                        storage was not commited after it was changed, the
220                        changes will not appear in the new created storage.
221                    </dd>
222
223                    <dt><method>XStorage::copyStorageElementLastCommitTo</method></dt>
224                    <dd>
225                        <p>
226                        This method gets <type>Storage</type> service
227                        implementation and fills it in with the contents of
228                        the requested substorage. The latest commited version
229                        of child storage will be used. So in case the child
230                        storage was not commited after it was changed, the
231                        changes will not appear in the new created storage.
232                        </p>
233
234                        <p>
235                        This method allows to retrieve copy of a child storage
236                        even in case it is already opened for writing.
237                        </p>
238                    </dd>
239
240                    <dt><method>XStorage::removeStorageElement</method></dt>
241                    <dd>
242                        If the element is opened the removing will fail.
243                    </dd>
244                </dl>
245            </dd>
246            <dt>property URL</dt>
247            <dd>
248                If the storage is created based on url this property allows
249                to retrieve it.
250            </dd>
251        </dl>
252
253     */
254    service BaseStorage;
255
256    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
257    /** allows to commit or revert changes that were done for the storage.
258
259        <p>
260        If a storage is commited all changes made to it will be integrated to
261        it's parent storage. This is recursive process, so the last commited
262        storage should be the root one. For the package based storages commit
263        of a root storage also means flashing to the related medium. If
264        a storage is not commited, no changes for it or it's child elements
265        will be stored.
266        </p>
267     */
268    interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XTransactedObject;
269
270    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
271    /** allows to track storage's transaction state.
272     */
273    interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XTransactionBroadcaster;
274
275    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
276    /** allows to set password to a root storage.
277
278        <p>
279        This interface can be supported by a storage to allow to set
280        a common storage password. This password is used as default password
281        to decrypt all encrypted streams and to encrypt streams that are
282        marked to use common storage password on storing.
283        Specifying of the password for a storage allows to use it for the
284        whole subtree. Of course substorage can allow to overwrite the common
285        storage password for own subtree.
286        </p>
287     */
288    [optional]
289    interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XEncryptionProtectedSource;
290
291    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
292    /** allows to get and set the media type of the storage.
293     */
294    [property] string MediaType;
295
296    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
297    /** allows to get and set the version of the format related to the
298        MediaType.
299     */
300    [property,optional] string Version;
301
302    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
303    /** allows to detect whether mediatype is detected by using fallback
304        approach.
305
306        <p>
307        Can be set to true if the mediatype can not be detected in standard
308        way, but there is a fallback solution allows to do it.
309        </p>
310
311        <p>
312        Usually means that the document validity is questionable, although
313        the package itself is not corrupted. The decision about document
314        validity in this case is in application hands. It is up to user of
315        the storage to deside whether he accepts the fallback approach for
316        an implementation of this service, outputs a warning or an error.
317        </p>
318     */
319    [property, readonly] boolean MediaTypeFallbackIsUsed;
320
321    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
322    /** allows to detect whether the storage is a root one.
323     */
324    [property, readonly] boolean IsRoot;
325
326    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
327    /** allows to detect whether storage is open in "repair package" mode or
328        not.
329     */
330    [property, optional, readonly] boolean RepairPackage;
331
332    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
333    /** allows to detect if the storage contains encrypted entries.
334
335        <p>
336        In case it is set to <TRUE/> the storage itself and/or a tree of
337        substorages contain encrypted streams. Usually in case this property
338        is supported the implementation supports
339        <type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface.
340        </p>
341     */
342    [property, optional, readonly] boolean HasEncryptedEntries;
343
344    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
345    /** allows to detect if the storage contains nonencrypted entries.
346
347        <p>
348        In case it is set to <TRUE/> the storage itself and/or a tree of
349        substorages contains nonencrypted streams. Usually in case this
350        property is supported the implementation supports
351        <type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface.
352        </p>
353     */
354    [property, optional, readonly] boolean HasNonEncryptedEntries;
355};
356
357//============================================================================
358
359}; }; }; };
360
361#endif
362
363