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#ifndef __com_sun_star_drawing_framework_XResourceFactory_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_drawing_framework_XResourceFactory_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.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 drawing { module framework {

published interface XResource;
published interface XResourceId;

/** Factory and possibly cache for creating and releasing resources.
    <p>A resource factory is created and used by the
    <type>XConfigurationController</type> object.</p>
    <p>A factory may want to implement a cache to reuse previously released
    resources.</p>
*/
published interface XResourceFactory
{
    /** Create a resource for the given <type>XResourceId</type> object.
        @param xResourceId
            The resourc URL of this id specifies the type of resource to
            create.  The anchor can be used to obtain the associated object
            from the configuration controller.  For example, when a view is
            created, then the new object can be initialized with the pane
            that is its anchor.
            <p>Valid values are those for which the factory has previously been
            registered at the <type>XConfigurationController</type></p>.
        @return
            Returns a resource object that has been just created or was
            taken from a cache.  When the requested resource can not be
            created then an empty reference is returned.  A later call may
            be successfull.  This, for example, can be the case with SFX
            based side panes.  They are not available right after the
            creation of a new application frame.
        @throws InvalidArgumentException
            when the given URL is not supported by the factory.
    */
    XResource createResource (
            [in] XResourceId xResourceId)
        raises  (   ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                    ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException
                );

    /** Call this method to tell a factory that the given resource is no
        longer in use.  The factory can decide whether to destroy the
        resource or to keep it in a cache in order to reuse it later.
        @param xResource
            The given resource has to be one created by the same factory.
        @throws InvalidArgumentException
            when the given pane was not created by the same factory.
    */
    void releaseResource ([in] XResource xResource);
};

}; }; }; }; }; // ::com::sun::star::drawing::framework

#endif