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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_ContentProvider_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_ContentProvider_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentProvider_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentProvider.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentIdentifierFactory_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentIdentifierFactory.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XParameterizedContentProvider_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XParameterizedContentProvider.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XContentProviderSupplier_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/ucb/XContentProviderSupplier.idl>
#endif

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

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {

//=============================================================================
/** provides access to a set of <type>Content</type>s.
*/
published service ContentProvider
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** gives access to all contents provided by this provider.
	 */
	interface com::sun::star::ucb::XContentProvider;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** creates special <type>XContentIdentifier</type> implementation
		objects for the contents provided by this content provider.

		<p>This interface can be implemented in case the provider wants to
		provide some additional interfaces with its	implementation of the
		identifier objects.
	 */
	[optional] interface com::sun::star::ucb::XContentIdentifierFactory;

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** allows a <type>ContentProvider</type> to adjust itself to special
		needs.

		<p>Whenever a ContentProvider that supports this interface is
	    registered at a <type>XContentProviderManager</type>, the method
	    <member>XParameterizedContentProvider::registerInstance</member>
		should first be called, using the returned <type>XContentProvider</type>
		to register at the XContentProviderManager.
	 */
	[optional] interface com::sun::star::ucb::XParameterizedContentProvider;

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif