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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XLayerImporter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XLayerImporter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif 

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XLayer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/XLayer.idl>
#endif 

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XBackend_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/XBackend.idl>
#endif 

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MalformedDataException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/MalformedDataException.idl>
#endif 
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_NullPointerException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/NullPointerException.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_WrappedTargetException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/WrappedTargetException.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

/** allows importing a layer into a <type>Backend</type>
  
  @since OOo 1.1.2
*/
published interface XLayerImporter : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface 
{
	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** gets the target backend for importing.

        @returns
            the <type>Backend</type> into which layers are
            imported by <member>XLayerImporter::importLayer()<member/>.

	*/
    XBackend getTargetBackend();

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** sets the target backend for importing.

        @param aBackend
            a <type>Backend</type> into which layers should be
            imported by <method>XLayerImporter::importLayer()<method/>.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException
            if the backend passed is <NULL/>.
	*/
    void setTargetBackend([in] XBackend aBackend)
        raises (com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException) ;

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** Imports the layer given into the backend.

        <p>This method imports data for the current entity of the backend.</p>

        @param aLayer
            a layer whose data will be imported into the backend

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException
            if the layer passed is <NULL/> or no backend is available.

        @throws com::sun::star::configuration::backend::MalformedDataException
            if the layer passed is invalid
        
        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if the layer passed is for a component 
            that doesn't exist in the backend

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException
            if an error occurs in the backend or source layer.

        @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XBackend::getOwnUpdateHandler()
	*/
    void importLayer([in] XLayer aLayer)
        raises (MalformedDataException,
                com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException,
                com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException) ;

	//------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

    /** Imports the layer given into the backend for a given entity.

        <p>This method imports data for the current entity of the backend.</p>

        @param aLayer
            a layer whose data will be imported into the backend

        @param aEntity
            a entity into whose data the layer will be imported

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException
            if the layer passed is <NULL/> or no backend is available.

        @throws com::sun::star::configuration::backend::MalformedDataException
            if the layer passed is invalid
        
        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if the layer passed is for a component 
            that doesn't exist in the backend
            or if the entity doesn't exist in the backend.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException
            if an error occurs in the backend or source layer.

        @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XBackend::getUpdateHandler()
	*/
    void importLayerForEntity([in] XLayer aLayer, [in] string aEntity)
        raises (MalformedDataException,
                com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                com::sun::star::lang::NullPointerException,
                com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException) ;

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

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ; 

#endif