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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XRemoteContentProviderDistributor_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XRemoteContentProviderDistributor_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_connection_ConnectionSetupException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/connection/ConnectionSetupException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_connection_NoConnectException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/connection/NoConnectException.idl>
#endif

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

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


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

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {

//=============================================================================
/** Distribute a content broker to variuos
    <type>com::sun::star::ucb::XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>s.

    @version 1.0
    @author Stephan Bergmann
    @see <type>com::sun::star::ucb::XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>
*/
[ uik(F0C3B390-655E-11D4-9FB50050-04526AAD), ident("XRemoteContentProviderDistributor", 1.0) ]
interface XRemoteContentProviderDistributor: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Offer the local content broker to a remote content provider acceptor.

        @descr  The Uno Url is handed to the
        <type>com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver</type> service, which is
        responsible for raising any of the advertised exceptions.

        @param Url  A Uno Url to address the
        <type>com::sun::star::ucb::XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>.

        @param Identifier  An identifier handed to the
        <type>com::sun::star::ucb::XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>.

        @returns success indicator.  Escpecially, if there's already a
        connection to the given Url, the call will fail, no matter whether
        that connection uses the same identifier as the given one or not.
    */
    boolean connectToRemoteAcceptor([in] string Url,
                                    [in] string Identifier)
        raises (com::sun::star::connection::NoConnectException,
                com::sun::star::connection::ConnectionSetupException,
                com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException);

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Undo the offering of the local content broker to a specific remote
        content provider acceptor.

        @param Url  A Uno Url to address the
        <type>com::sun::star::ucb::XRemoteContentProviderAcceptor</type>.

        @returns success indicator.
    */
    boolean disconnectFromRemoteAcceptor([in] string Url);

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** Undo the offering of the local content broker to all remote content
        provider acceptors.
    */
    void disconnectFromAll();
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif