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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourcePersistence_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourcePersistence_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_resource_XStringResourceManager_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/resource/XStringResourceManager.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XStorage_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/embed/XStorage.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_task_XInteractionHandler_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/task/XInteractionHandler.idl>
36#endif
37
38
39//=============================================================================
40
41module com { module sun { module star { module resource {
42
43//=============================================================================
44/**
45    Interface derived from XStringResourceManager containing
46    basic persistence functionality limited to operations that
47    are independend from a associated location or storage.
48
49    @see <type>XStringResourceManager</type>.
50*/
51published interface XStringResourcePersistence: com::sun::star::resource::XStringResourceManager
52{
53    /**
54        Stores all string table data respectively all data modified since
55        the last call to <member>store</member> to the location or storage
56        associated with the StringResourceManager. Each locale is stored
57        in a single file following the format of Java properties files.
58
59        This interface is supported by the services
60        <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> and
61        <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type>
62
63        The StringResourceWithLocation is initialised with an URL
64        specifying a location used to load data from and store data to,
65        see <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type>.
66
67        The StringResourceWithStorage is initialised with an in-
68        stance of <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>
69        used to load data from and store data to,
70        see <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type>.
71
72        If the string table isn't modified (see <member>isModified</member>)
73        this method does nothing.
74
75        This method can throw all exceptions thrown by the methods of
76        <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type> respectively
77        a <type scope="com::sun::star::ucb">CommandAbortedException in
78        case of a StringResourceWithLocation for all exceptions that are
79        not handled by a previously specified
80        <type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>.
81        The handler to be used for the store operation can be specified
82        during initialisation of <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type>.
83
84        @throws <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">NoSupportException</type>
85            if no URL or no valid storage are provided.
86    */
87    void store()
88        raises( com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException,
89                com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
90
91
92     /**
93        provides the current modify state of the StringResourceManager instance.
94
95        @return
96            <TRUE/> if the string table has changed since the last call to
97            <member>store</member> or, if supported
98            <code>XStringResourceWithStorage::storeAsStorage</code>.
99            <FALSE/> if the table hasn't changed.
100    */
101    boolean isModified();
102
103
104    /**
105        Sets the comment stored first in each locale data file.
106
107        This interface method can be used to overwrite the comment used
108        during initialisation of the services
109        <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> or
110        <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type>
111
112        @param Comment
113            Comment stored first in each properties file followed by a line
114            feed character. The line feed character is added automatically
115            and hasn't to be part of the comment string. The caller is re-
116            sponsible that the passed string is a valid comment in a Java
117            properties file, e.g. "# My strings". The string may be empty.
118    */
119    void setComment( [in] string Comment );
120
121
122    /**
123        Stores all string table data to the provided storage.
124
125        Calling this method does not affect the association with a location
126        (in case of a <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> instance)
127        repectively with a storage (in case of a
128        <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> instance).
129        The modified state isn't affected either.
130
131        This method can be used to make a copy of the current string
132        table data to a storage. This method can throw all exceptions
133        thrown by the methods of <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>
134
135        @param Storage
136            all string table data will be stored to this storage.
137
138        @param BaseName
139            Base string for the file names used to store the locale data.
140            The locale data is stored in Java properties files also following
141            the corresponding naming sceme. The files will be named like this:
142            "[BaseName]_[Language]_[Country].properties",
143            e.g. "MyBaseName_en_US.properties"
144            If an empty string is passed for BaseName, "strings" will be used
145            as BaseName.
146
147        @param Comment
148            Comment stored first in each properties file,
149            for a detailed description see <member>setComment</member>.
150
151        This method can throw all exceptions thrown by the methods of
152        <type scope="com::sun::star::embed">XStorage</type>
153    */
154    void storeToStorage( [in] ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage Storage,
155        [in] string BaseName, [in] string Comment )
156            raises ( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
157
158
159    /**
160        Stores all string table data to the location specified by the
161        passed URL string.
162
163        Calling this method does not affect the association with a location
164        (in case of a <type>StringResourceWithLocation</type> instance)
165        repectively with a storage (in case of a
166        <type>StringResourceWithStorage</type> instance).
167        The modified state isn't affected either.
168
169        This method can be used to make a copy of the current string
170        table data to a location.
171
172        @param URL
173            the location the string table data should be stored to.
174
175        @param BaseName
176            Base string for the file names used to store the locale data.
177            The locale data is stored in Java properties files also following
178            the corresponding naming sceme. The files will be named like this:
179            "[BaseName]_[Language]_[Country].properties",
180            e.g. "MyBaseName_en_US.properties"
181            If an empty string is passed for BaseName, "strings" will be used
182            as BaseName.
183
184        @param Comment
185            Comment stored first in each properties file,
186            for a detailed description see <member>setComment</member>.
187
188        @param Handler
189            a <type scope="com::sun::star::task">XInteractionHandler</type>.
190            It will be passed to ucb handle exceptions. Exceptions not processed
191            by this handler will be passed as com::sun::star::uno::Exception. If
192            this parameter is null this applies to all exceptions thrown by ucb.
193
194        @see com::sun::star::task::InteractionHandler
195    */
196    void storeToURL( [in] string URL, [in] string BaseName, [in] string Comment,
197        [in] com::sun::star::task::XInteractionHandler Handler )
198            raises( com::sun::star::uno::Exception );
199
200
201    /**
202        Returns a sequence of byte representing the complete string resource
203        in a binary format.
204
205        This method is intended to support datatransfer functionality, e.g. provided
206        by <type scope="com::sun::star::datatransfer">XTransferable</type> and
207        related interfaces.
208
209        See <member>importBinary</member>).
210
211        @return  a sequence of byte representing the string resource.
212    */
213    sequence<byte> exportBinary();
214
215
216    /**
217        Initializes the string resource with binary data. This method
218        expects the data format returned by <member>exportBinary</member>.
219
220        All locales and strings previously added to the string resource
221        will be deleted. So after calling this method the string resource
222        only contains the locales and strings specified in the binary data.
223
224        This method is intended to support datatransfer functionality, e.g. provided
225        by <type scope="com::sun::star::datatransfer">XTransferable</type> and
226        related interfaces.
227
228        See <member>importBinary</member>).
229
230        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
231        if Data is empty or does not meet the binary format returned by
232        the current or earlier version of <member>exportBinary</member>).
233    */
234    void importBinary( [in] sequence<byte> Data )
235        raises ( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );
236
237};
238
239//=============================================================================
240
241}; }; }; };
242
243#endif
244