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28#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XOfficeInstallationDirectories_idl__
29#define __com_sun_star_util_XOfficeInstallationDirectories_idl__
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
33#endif
34
35module com { module sun { module star { module util {
36
37//============================================================================
38/** encapsulates access to the current office installation directory and
39    office user data directory, provides functionality to create URLs
40    containing relocatable (not absolute) references to the current office
41    installation directory and user data directory and vice versa.
42
43    <p>This functionality is useful when data containing references to the
44    current office installation directory must be made persistent and re-read
45    later. In many cases, storing the reference directly would destroy the
46    relocatability of an office installation.
47
48    @since OOo 2.0
49 */
50published interface XOfficeInstallationDirectories : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
51{
52    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
53    /** returns the absolute URL containing the directory of the current office
54        installation (e.g. "file:///opt/OpenOffice.org".)
55
56        @returns
57        the absolute URL containing the directory of the current office
58        installation.
59     */
60    string getOfficeInstallationDirectoryURL();
61
62    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
63    /** returns the absolute URL containing the directory where the current
64        office installation expects its user data (e.g.
65        "file:///home/kso/.openoffice.org".)
66
67        @returns
68        the absolute URL containing the directory of the current office
69        user data.
70     */
71    string getOfficeUserDataDirectoryURL();
72
73    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
74    /** calculates a relocatable URL from the given URL.
75
76        <p>If the given URL contains an absolute reference to the current office
77        installation directory or office user data directory, this method will
78        replace the absolute reference by an opaque placeholder string.
79        <code>makeRelocatableURL</code> must be used in order to re-replace the
80        placeholder by an absolute reference.
81
82        @param URL
83        The URL for that a relocatable URL is requested. In case the URL does
84        not contain a reference to the current office installation or to the office
85        user data directory, the input URL will be returned unchanged.
86
87        @returns
88        The relocatable URL.
89     */
90    string makeRelocatableURL( [in] string URL );
91
92    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
93    /** the counterpart of <code>makeRelocatableURL</code>.
94
95        <p>If the given URL contains a placeholder for an absolute reference to
96        the current office installation directory or for the office user data
97        directory, that was created using <code>makeRelocatableURL</code>, the
98        respective placeholder will be replaced by an absolute reference to the
99        current office installation directory or office user data directory.
100
101        @param URL
102        The URL for that an absolaute URL is requested. In case the URL does
103        not contain the opaque relocation placholder used by
104        <code>makeRelocatableURL</code>, the input URL will be returned
105        unchanged.
106
107        @returns
108        The absolute URL.
109     */
110    string makeAbsoluteURL( [in] string URL );
111};
112
113}; }; }; };
114
115#endif
116