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#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XURLTransformer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_util_XURLTransformer_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_URL_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/URL.idl>
#endif


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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {

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

/** supports parsing and assembling of URLs

    @see URL
    @see URLTransformer
 */
published interface XURLTransformer: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** parses the string in <member>URL::Complete</member> which should contain
        a syntactically complete URL.

        <p>
		The implementation is allowed to correct minor failures in <member>URL::Complete</member> 
		if the meaning of the URL remain unchanged. Parts of the URL are stored in the other 
		fields of <var>aURL</var>.
		</p>

        @param aURL
                the URL which include the complete string notation and will contain
                all parsed parts of it after finishing this call. <member>URL::Complete</member>
				can be overwritten if the implementation corrected minor failures.

        @returns
			<TRUE/> if parsing was successfully (means if given URL was syntactically correct)
            or <FALSE/> otherwhise.
	 */
	boolean parseStrict( [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** parses the string in <member>URL::Complete</member>, which may contain
		a syntactically complete URL or is specified by the provided protocol

        <p>
		The implementation can use smart functions to correct or interpret 
		<member>URL::Complete</member> if it is not a syntactically complete URL. 
		The parts of the URL are stored in the other fields of <var>aURL</var>.
		</p>

        @param aURL
                the URL which include the string notation and will contain
                all parsed parts of it after finishing this call. This includes 
				<member>URL::Complete</member>.

        @param sSmartProtocol
                optional information which protocol specification should be used to parse 
				member<member>URL::Complete</member>. If empty the implementation can use a
				protocol which fit best.

        @returns
				<TRUE/> if parsing was successful (means if <member>URL::Complete</member> could 
				be syntactically correct) or <FALSE/> otherwise.
	 */
    boolean parseSmart(
        [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL,
        [in] string sSmartProtocol );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** assembles the parts of the URL specified by <var>aURL</var> and
        stores it into <member>URL::Complete</member>

        @param aURL
                the URL which contains alls neccessary information in a structured form. The 
                member <member>URL::Complete</member> contains the URL in string notation after 
				the operation finished successfully. Otherwise the content of <member>URL::complete</member>
				is not defined.

        @returns 
			<TRUE/> if assembling was successfully or <FALSE/> otherwise.
	 */
	boolean assemble( [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** returns a representation of the URL for UI purposes only

        <p>
        Sometimes it can be usefull to show an URL on an user interface
        in a more "human readable" form. Such URL can't be used on any API
        call, but make it easier for the user to understand it.
        </p>

        @param aURL
                URL in structured form which should be shown at the UI

        @param bWithPassword
                specifies whether the password will be included in the encoding
                or not. Usually passwords should never be shown at the user
                interface.

        @returns 
				a string representing the <var>aURL</var> if it is syntactically correct. A empty string if <var>aURL</var>
				is not syntactically correct.
	 */
    string getPresentation(
        [in] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL,
        [in] boolean bWithPassword );
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif