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24#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_Storage_idl__
25#define __com_sun_star_embed_Storage_idl__
26
27#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_BaseStorage_idl__
28#include <com/sun/star/embed/BaseStorage.idl>
29#endif
30
31#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XEncryptionProtectedSource_idl__
32#include <com/sun/star/embed/XEncryptionProtectedSource.idl>
33#endif
34
35#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XTransactedObject_idl__
36#include <com/sun/star/embed/XTransactedObject.idl>
37#endif
38
39#ifndef __com_sun_star_embed_XTransactionBroadcaster_idl__
40#include <com/sun/star/embed/XTransactionBroadcaster.idl>
41#endif
42
43#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_XModifiable_idl__
44#include <com/sun/star/util/XModifiable.idl>
45#endif
46
47#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameAccess_idl__
48#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.idl>
49#endif
50
51#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XComponent_idl__
52#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.idl>
53#endif
54
55#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
56#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
57#endif
58
59
60//============================================================================
61
62 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module embed {
63
64//============================================================================
65/** This is a service that allows to get access to a package using storage
66	hierarchy.
67
68	<p>
69	A root storage should be retrieved by using <type>StorageFactory</type>
70	service. Substorages are created through <type>XStorage</type> interface
71	of a parent storage.
72	</p>
73 */
74published service Storage
75{
76	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
77	/** This service describes the base functionality of storages.
78
79		<p>
80		Please see below the description of additional requirements for the
81		package storage implementation.
82		</p>
83
84		<dl>
85			<dt>interface <type scope="com::sun::star::lang">XComponent</type>
86			</dt>
87			<dd>
88				<p>
89				A root storage is created by <type>StorageFactory</type>
90				and is controlled by refcounting. In case refcounting
91				is decreased to zero the storage will be disposed
92				automatically. It is still strongly recommended that
93				a root storage is disposed explicitly since in garbage
94				collector based languages the refcounting can be
95				decreased too late and resources locked by the storage
96				will not be freed until then.
97				</p>
98
99				<p>
100				A substorage is created by <type>XStorage</type>
101				interface of storage. Each time a substorage is opened
102				it is locked ( in case it is opened in readonly mode
103				it is locked for writing, in case it is opened in
104				read-write mode it is locked for reading and writing )
105				until it is disposed.  The lifetime of substorage is
106				also controlled by refcounting but because of mentioned
107				garbage collection specific it is strongly recommended
108				to dispose substorages explicitly.
109				</p>
110
111				<p>
112				In case a storage object is disposed all the elements
113				( substorages and substreams ) retrieved from the
114				object are disposed. If the storage was opened in
115				read-write mode all noncommited changes will be lost.
116				</p>
117			</dd>
118			<dt>interface <type>XStorage</type></dt>
119			<dd>
120				<dl>
121					<dt><method>XStorage::openStreamElement</method></dt>
122					<dd>
123						<p>
124						This method returns <type>StorageStream</type>
125						service implementation.
126						</p>
127
128						<p>
129						If the child stream is an encrypted one a corect
130						common storage password should be set through
131						<type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface to
132						this storage or to a one of storages in parent
133						hierarchy. In case the password is not set or is a
134						wrong one an exception will be thrown.
135						</p>
136					</dd>
137
138					<dt><method>XStorage::openEncryptedStreamElement</method></dt>
139					<dd>
140						This method allows to specify reading password for the
141						stream explicitly. The password will be used to read
142						the stream. It is possible to specify a new password
143						for stream storing through
144						<type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface. In
145						case a new password is not specified an old one will
146						be used for storing.
147					</dd>
148
149					<dt><method>XStorage::openStorageElement</method></dt>
150					<dd>
151						This method returns <type>Storage</type> service
152						implementation.
153					</dd>
154
155					<dt><method>XStorage::cloneStreamElement</method></dt>
156					<dd>
157						<p>
158						This method returns <type>StorageStream</type> service
159						implementation.
160						</p>
161
162						<p>
163						The latest flashed version of the stream will be used.
164						The stream can be flashed explicitly by
165						<method scope="com::sun::star::io">XOutputStream::flush</method>
166						call.
167						</p>
168
169						<p>
170						A storage flashes on commit all the child streams it
171						owns. So in case after the stream is changed neither
172						the storage was commited nor the stream was flushed
173						explicitly, the changes will not appear in the new
174						created stream. This method allows to retrieve copy of
175						a child stream even in case it is already opened for
176						writing.
177						</p>
178
179						<p>
180						If the child stream is an encrypted one a corect
181						common storage password should be set through
182						<type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface to
183						this storage or to a one of storages in parent
184						hierarchy. In case the password is not set or is a
185						wrong one an exception will be thrown.
186						</p>
187					</dd>
188
189					<dt><method>XStorage::cloneEncryptedStreamElement</method></dt>
190					<dd>
191						<p>
192						This method returns <type>StorageStream</type> service
193						implementation.
194						</p>
195
196						<p>
197						The latest flashed version of the stream will be used.
198						The stream can be flashed explicitly by
199						<method scope="com::sun::star::io">XOutputStream::flush</method>
200						call.
201						</p>
202
203						<p>
204						A storage flashes on commit all the child streams it
205						owns. So in case after the stream is changed neither
206						the storage was commited nor the stream was flushed
207						explicitly, the changes will not appear in the new
208						created stream. This method allows to retrieve copy of
209						a child stream even in case it is already opened for
210						writing.
211						</p>
212					</dd>
213
214					<dt><method>XStorage::copyLastCommitTo</method></dt>
215					<dd>
216						This method gets <type>Storage</type> service
217						implementation and fills it in with the latest
218						commited version of this storage. So in case the
219						storage was not commited after it was changed, the
220						changes will not appear in the new created storage.
221					</dd>
222
223					<dt><method>XStorage::copyStorageElementLastCommitTo</method></dt>
224					<dd>
225						<p>
226						This method gets <type>Storage</type> service
227						implementation and fills it in with the contents of
228						the requested substorage. The latest commited version
229						of child storage will be used. So in case the child
230						storage was not commited after it was changed, the
231						changes will not appear in the new created storage.
232						</p>
233
234						<p>
235						This method allows to retrieve copy of a child storage
236						even in case it is already opened for writing.
237						</p>
238					</dd>
239
240					<dt><method>XStorage::removeStorageElement</method></dt>
241					<dd>
242						If the element is opened the removing will fail.
243					</dd>
244				</dl>
245			</dd>
246			<dt>property URL</dt>
247			<dd>
248				If the storage is created based on url this property allows
249				to retrieve it.
250			</dd>
251		</dl>
252
253	 */
254	service BaseStorage;
255
256	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
257	/** allows to commit or revert changes that were done for the storage.
258
259		<p>
260		If a storage is commited all changes made to it will be integrated to
261		it's parent storage. This is recursive process, so the last commited
262		storage should be the root one. For the package based storages commit
263		of a root storage also means flashing to the related medium. If
264		a storage is not commited, no changes for it or it's child elements
265		will be stored.
266		</p>
267	 */
268	interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XTransactedObject;
269
270	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
271	/** allows to track storage's transaction state.
272	 */
273	interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XTransactionBroadcaster;
274
275	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
276	/** allows to set password to a root storage.
277
278		<p>
279		This interface can be supported by a storage to allow to set
280		a common storage password. This password is used as default password
281		to decrypt all encrypted streams and to encrypt streams that are
282		marked to use common storage password on storing.
283		Specifying of the password for a storage allows to use it for the
284		whole subtree. Of course substorage can allow to overwrite the common
285		storage password for own subtree.
286		</p>
287	 */
288	[optional]
289	interface ::com::sun::star::embed::XEncryptionProtectedSource;
290
291	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
292	/** allows to get and set the media type of the storage.
293	 */
294	[property] string MediaType;
295
296	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
297	/** allows to get and set the version of the format related to the
298        MediaType.
299	 */
300	[property,optional] string Version;
301
302	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
303	/** allows to detect whether mediatype is detected by using fallback
304		approach.
305
306		<p>
307		Can be set to true if the mediatype can not be detected in standard
308		way, but there is a fallback solution allows to do it.
309		</p>
310
311		<p>
312		Usually means that the document validity is questionable, although
313		the package itself is not corrupted. The decision about document
314		validity in this case is in application hands. It is up to user of
315		the storage to deside whether he accepts the fallback approach for
316		an implementation of this service, outputs a warning or an error.
317		</p>
318	 */
319	[property, readonly] boolean MediaTypeFallbackIsUsed;
320
321	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
322	/** allows to detect whether the storage is a root one.
323	 */
324	[property, readonly] boolean IsRoot;
325
326	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
327	/** allows to detect whether storage is open in "repair package" mode or
328		not.
329	 */
330	[property, optional, readonly] boolean RepairPackage;
331
332	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
333	/** allows to detect if the storage contains encrypted entries.
334
335		<p>
336		In case it is set to <TRUE/> the storage itself and/or a tree of
337		substorages contain encrypted streams. Usually in case this property
338		is supported the implementation supports
339		<type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface.
340		</p>
341	 */
342	[property, optional, readonly] boolean HasEncryptedEntries;
343
344	// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
345	/** allows to detect if the storage contains nonencrypted entries.
346
347		<p>
348		In case it is set to <TRUE/> the storage itself and/or a tree of
349		substorages contains nonencrypted streams. Usually in case this
350		property is supported the implementation supports
351		<type>XEncryptionProtectedSource</type> interface.
352		</p>
353	 */
354	[property, optional, readonly] boolean HasNonEncryptedEntries;
355};
356
357//============================================================================
358
359}; }; }; };
360
361#endif
362
363