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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_OfflineBackend_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_OfflineBackend_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_BackendAdapter_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/BackendAdapter.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

/**
    implements <type>BackendAdapter</type> that maintains a cache so it
    can operate even if the <type>SingleBackend</type> holding the data
    is inaccessible.

    @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::OnlineBackend

    @since OpenOffice 1.1.2
*/
published service OfflineBackend
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** provides access to configuration data from a <type>SingleBackend</type>.

      <p>If no backend is provided during initalization or if the context
        contains an <code>Offline</code> flag that is <TRUE/>, then offline mode
        is activated. This may fail, if the offline cache has not been filled
        during a previous execution.
      </p>
      <p>Less entities may be available from <type>XBackendEntities</type>,
      when operating in offline mode than when operating with an online
      <type>SingleBackend</type>.
      </p>
      <p>If offline mode is not invoked, the implementation behaves
        like any other <type>BackendAdapter</type>.
      </p>

      */
    service BackendAdapter ;

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

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;

#endif