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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/Importer.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
32#endif
33
34//=============================================================================
35
36module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { module backend {
37
38//=============================================================================
39
40/**
41    imports data into a configuration layer by merging with existing data.
42
43    <p> No named arguments to
44        <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XInitialization::initialize()</member>
45        are supported.
46    </p>
47
48    @since OpenOffice 1.1.2
49*/
50published service MergeImporter
51{
52	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
53
54    /** allows importing configuration data into a backend.
55
56        <p> In this implementation, the changes are merged with any
57            <type>XLayer</type> data that already exists in the <type>Backend</type>,
58            replacing it completely.
59        </p>
60
61        @see LayerUpdateMerger
62            Service that can be used to perform merging of changes into a layer.
63      */
64    service Importer ;
65
66	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
67} ;
68
69//=============================================================================
70
71} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;
72
73#endif
74