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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
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+ *
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+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
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+ *
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+ * License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
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+ * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_ProtocolHandler_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_frame_ProtocolHandler_idl__
+
+#include <com/sun/star/frame/XDispatchProvider.idl>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
+
+
+ module com { module sun { module star { module frame {
+
+/** special dispatch provider registered for URL protocols
+
+ <p>
+ The generic dispatch mechanism on a Frame
+ search for such registered protocol handler and use it if it agrees with
+ the dispatched URL.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Supported URLs must match follow format:
+ <code><i>protocol scheme</i>:<i>protocol specific part</i></code>
+ If a handler provides optional arguments ("?") or jump marks ("#") depends from his
+ definition and implementation. The generic dispatch provider will use registered
+ URL pattern to detect right handler.
+ </p>
+ */
+published service ProtocolHandler
+{
+ /** used from the generic dispatch mechanism of the frame, to ask ProtocolHandler
+ for his agreement for the dispatched URL
+
+ <p>
+ Such asked handler can agree by returning itself or a special sub dispatch object, which
+ can handle the given URL. Of course he can disagree with it by returning an empty reference.
+ </p>
+ */
+ interface XDispatchProvider;
+
+ /** initialize the new handler instance with some context information
+
+ <p>
+ Sometimes it can be useful for a handler object, to know something about the
+ environment, in which it runs - especially the frame. For this case the generic
+ code (which uses the handler) will ask for this optional interface and use it, if it exist.
+ Following parameters are passed to the service:
+ <ul>
+ <li>sequence< any >[0] => the frame for which this ProtocolHandler was created [com.sun.star.frame.XFrame]</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Please note: if this mechanism is used it seems not useful (nor possible) to implement a ProtocolHandler
+ as a singleton. Otherwise the implementation can't distinguish between different environments
+ and her corresponding dispatch requests.
+ </p>
+ */
+ [optional] interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XInitialization;
+};
+
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */