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#ifndef com_sun_star_chart_XChartTypeTemplate_idl
#define com_sun_star_chart_XChartTypeTemplate_idl

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XDiagram.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/chart2/data/XDataSource.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XChartType.idl>
#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XDataInterpreter.idl>

module com
{
module sun
{
module star
{
module chart2
{

interface XChartTypeTemplate : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** Creates a new diagram based upon the given data .

        @param xDataSource
            This data source will be interpreted in a chart-type
            specific way and appropriate <type>DataSeries</type> will
            be created which serve as input for the new diagram.

        @param aArguments
            Arguments that tell the template how to slice the given
            range.  The properties should be defined in a separate
            service.

            <p>For standard parameters that may be used, see the
            service <type>StandardDiagramCreationParameters</type>.
            </p>

        @return
            The new diagram which represents this
            <type>ChartTypeTemplate</type>.
     */
    XDiagram createDiagramByDataSource(
        [in] data::XDataSource xDataSource,
        [in] sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aArguments );

    /** @return
            <TRUE/> if the template does support categories
     */
    boolean supportsCategories();

    /** Analyses the given diagram and reinterprets its
        <type>DataSeries</type> and <type>Categories</type> and
        creates a new diagram based on these series.

        <p>Note, that if <member>matchesTemplate</member> returns
        <TRUE/> for the given <type>XDiagram</type>, the latter should
        not be changed.</p>

        @param xDiagram
            The diagram given will be modified such that it represents
            this <type>ChartTypeTemplate</type>.
     */
    void changeDiagram( [in] XDiagram xDiagram );

    /** Changes the given diagram <code>xDiagram</code> by using the
        new data given in <code>xDataSource</code>.

        <p>Note that the data is interpreted in a way that fits this
        template, but not necessarily the chart-types of the diagram.
        This method should only be called if the data-format of the
        diagram is compatible with the data-format of this
        template.</p>

        <p>Ideally a <member>matchesTemplate</member> call for the
        given diagram should return <TRUE/> before this method is
        called.</p>

        @param xDataSource
            This data source will be interpreted in a chart-type
            specific way and the <type>DataSeries</type> found in
            <code>xDiagram</code> will be adapted to the new data.
            Missing data series will be created and unused ones will
            be deleted in <code>xDiagram</code>.

        @param aArguments
            Arguments that tell the template how to slice the given
            range.  The properties should be defined in a separate
            service.

            <p>For standard parameters that may be used, see the
            service <type>StandardDiagramCreationParameters</type>.
            </p>
     */
    void changeDiagramData(
        [in] XDiagram xDiagram,
        [in] data::XDataSource xDataSource,
        [in] sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aArguments );

    /** States whether the given diagram could have been created by
        the template.

        <p>The template will parse the <type>DataSeriesTree</type> of
        the diagram to determine if the structure matches the one
        which would have been created by
        <member>createDiagramByDataSource</member>.</p>

        <p>For analysis all parts of the diagram may be used,
        e.g. also properties set at the data series (like symbols)./p>

        @param xDiagram
            The diagram to be analyzed.

        @param bAdaptProperties
            If <TRUE/> the properties of the template are set, such
            that the template matches more accurately.  E.g. for a
            line-chart with symbols the property "Symbol" would be set
            to <TRUE/>.  If this parameter is <FALSE/> the template
            itselfs stays unmodified.

        @return
            <TRUE/> if the diagram given is structurally identical to
            a diagram that was created using
            <member>createDiagramByDataSource</member> or
            <member>changeDiagram</member>.  If <FALSE/> is returned
            the template stays unmodified even if
            <code>bAdaptProperties</code> is <TRUE/>.
     */
    boolean matchesTemplate( [in] XDiagram xDiagram,
                             [in] boolean bAdaptProperties );

    /** Provides a chart type object that can be used to create new
        series.

        @param aFormerlyUsedChartTypes
            The list can be used to copy some aspects from old charttypes during the creation of a new chart type.
            The list might be empty.
     */
    XChartType getChartTypeForNewSeries( [in] sequence< XChartType > aFormerlyUsedChartTypes );

    /**
     */
    XDataInterpreter getDataInterpreter();

    /** Applies default styles to the given XDataSeries.

        The default implementation assigns the system-wide chart-color defaults
        as "Color" property to all series.

        @param nIndex
            The index of the series.  This is used to obtain a default style
            (e.g. color) for the nth series.
     */
//     void applyDefaultStyle( [in] XDataSeries xSeries,
//                             [in] long nSeriesIndex );

    /** Applies a chart-type specific style (e.g. symbols) to all series in the
        sequence aSeries.

        @param xSeries
            a single data series to which a style will be applied

        @param nChartTypeGroupIndex
            Denotes in which chart-type group the series lies, such this method
            can apply different styles for different chart-type groups

        @param nSeriesIndex
            The index of the series inside the current chart-type group.
            nSeriesIndex does not uniquely identify a data series alone, but
            only together with nChartTypeGroupIndex

        @param nSeriesCount
            The number of series in the current chart-type group.

        @todo In the future, this should only change the "Style" property and no
              hard attributes.
     */
    void applyStyle( [in] XDataSeries xSeries,
                     [in] long nChartTypeGroupIndex,
                     [in] long nSeriesIndex,
                     [in] long nSeriesCount );

    /** Resets all styles that were changed from the default at any
        object in the chart and have not been later modified.

        <p>In <member>createDiagramByDataSource</member> or
        <member>changeDiagram</member> a template might e.g. change
        the page background color or the line style of all data
        series.  This method should reset all objects that still have
        the changed settings to the default.</p>

        <p>If for example the template changed the
        <type scope="com::sun::star::drawing">LineStyle</type> of all
        series to NONE, this method should reset all series with
        LineStyle NONE back to SOLID.  If a series has a style DASH,
        it must not be changed.</p>
     */
    void resetStyles( [in] XDiagram xDiagram );
};

} ; // chart2
} ; // com
} ; // sun
} ; // star

#endif