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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_ConfigurationProvider_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_configuration_ConfigurationProvider_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XMultiServiceFactory_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XComponent_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.idl>
32#endif
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36module com { module sun { module star { module configuration {
37
38//=============================================================================
39/** manages one, or more, complete sets of configuration data for
40 administrative puposes and serves as a factory for objects that
41 provide access to subsets of these shared configurations.
42
43 <p>Shared sets of configuration data usually serve to provide defaults,
44 which are used if no individual settings are present. Depending on the data
45 store multiple layers of defaults may be combined with a user-specific layer
46 to make up the final configuration.
47 </p>
48 <p>Many aspects of the supported behavior depend strongly on the underlying
49 data store and on the administrative structures it defines. With some data
50 stores this service also enables access to individual users' configuration
51 data by an administrator.
52 </p>
53 <p>On the other hand, in the simplest model there is only a single layer of
54 default data which is accessible through this service.
55 </p>
56 <p>An implementation is usually obtained from a
57 <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">ServiceManager</type>. The arguments passed to
58 <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiComponentFactory::createInstanceWithContextAndArguments()</member>
59 select the configuration data source. They may also define the scope of
60 administrable data or contain credentials to be used to authorize the
61 administrative access. Missing parameters may be filled in
62 from the context or the environment.
63 </p>
64
65 @see com::sun::star::configuration::ConfigurationProvider
66	Offers the same services and creates the same accessor objects as this
67	service, but accesses the personal configuration.
68
69	<p>A <type> ConfigurationProvider</type> provides access to the personal
70	layer of configuration data of the current user context. It should in
71	most cases be used when <em>using</em> the configuration data, although
72	for most contexts a <type>AdministrationProvider</type> can be used as
73	a drop-in replacement.
74	</p>
75 */
76published service AdministrationProvider
77{
78/** allows creating access objects for specific views such as subsets and fragments
79 of the configuration.
80
81 <p>The parameter <var>aServiceSpecifier</var> passed to
82 <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</member>
83 supports at least the service specifiers
84 <code>"com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationAccess"</code> and
85 <code>"com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationUpdateAccess"</code>.
86 </p>
87
88 <p>Using the first of these service specifiers requests a read-only view of
89 the configuration.
90 The object that is created implements service <type>ConfigurationAccess</type>.
91 To reflect its <em>element role</em> as root of the view, it implements
92 service <type>AccessRootElement</type>.
93 </p>
94
95 <p>Using the second form requests an updatable view of the configuration.
96 The object that is created should implement service
97 <type>ConfigurationUpdateAccess</type>. To reflect its <em>element role</em>
98 which includes controlling updates for the whole view, it implements
99 service <type>UpdateRootElement</type>.
100 <BR />If the root element of the view is marked read-only (as indicated
101 by <const scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyAttributes::READONLY</const>),
102 the implementation may either raise an exception or return a (read-only)
103 <type>ConfigurationAccess</type>/<type>AccessRootElement</type> instead.
104 </p>
105
106 <p>The arguments passed to
107 <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</member>
108 in parameter <var>aArguments</var> specify the administrative entity for which
109 data should be administered. In other words they determine the layer to which
110 changes will apply. They also specify the view of that configuration that
111 should be created. That is, they determine the subset of elements that can be
112 accessed starting from the returned object. Each element of the argument
113 sequence should be a <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyValue</type>
114 or a <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">NamedValue</type>,
115 so that the parameters can be identified by name rather than by position.
116 </p>
117
118 <p>What combinations of arguments are supported depends on the service name
119 and on the data store being administered.
120 </p>
121
122 <p>With both of the standard service-specifiers above, an implementation must
123 accept a single argument named <code>nodepath</code> of type <atom>string</atom>.
124 This argument must contain the absolute path to an element of the
125 configuration. The view that is selected consists of the named element and
126 all its decendants. The administrative entity is the default for the
127 <type>AdministrationProvider</type>. Usually this is the largest entity
128 encompassing all entities accessible from this instance. In other words this
129 can be used to influence as global a scope as possible.
130 </p>
131
132 <p>Other arguments can be used to select a more specific entity and to control
133 the behavior of the view. These are different for different implementations
134 and data stores. Whether and how they are used may also depend on properties
135 that were selected when the provider was created.
136 </p>
137
138 <p>An implementation may ignore unknown arguments.</p>
139
140 <p>Some parameters that are commonly supported are described for service
141 <type>ConfigurationProvider</type>.
142 </p>
143 <p>One notable difference exists for parameter <code>"Locale"</code>. For a
144 <type>ConfigurationProvider</type> the default behavior usually is to select
145 the locale set up for the user. But this service by default gets data for all
146 locales for which data is present. Locale-dependent values in this case are
147 replaced by a <type>SetAccess</type> using the language names as accessors.
148 This also allows targetted setting of values for selected locales.
149 This behavior can be requested explicitly by specifing a special argument
150 value <code>locale = "*"</code>.
151 </p>
152
153 <p><member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstance()</member>
154 may be unusable. Only an implementation that supports service names that can be
155 used with no further arguments support this method. It should return the
156 same result as if
157 <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</member>
158 had been called using an empty sequence of arguments.
159 </p>
160*/
161	interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;
162
163
164/** allows controlling or observing the lifetime of the configuration.
165
166 <p>The owner of the provider may dispose of this object
167 using <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XComponent::dispose()</member>.
168 </p>
169
170 <p>Views created by the provider generally refer to data that is managed by
171  the provider. Therefore, disposing of the provider will cause all objects
172  belonging to these views to be disposed of as well. This does not apply to
173  <em>snapshot</em> views that have their own copy of the data, if available.
174 </p>
175
176*/
177	interface com::sun::star::lang::XComponent;
178
179};
180
181//=============================================================================
182
183}; }; }; };
184
185#endif
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