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+# Scripting Framework
+
+This module provides the source code for the Scripting Framework.
+
+For more information on the Scripting Framework, see the project web page:
+<https://framework.openoffice.org/scripting/>
+
+This module uses astyle to keep consistent java coding style. Please run
+
+ ./Format_java_code.sh
+
+before committing.
+
+## Source Code Structure
+
+The following directories contain the source code currently used
+by the Scripting Framework:
+
+- `source/provider`
+
+C++ source for the implementations of the `com.sun.star.script.provider.*`
+and `com.sun.star.script.browse.*` UNO types. These types are used for
+browsing and executing scripts.
+
+- `source/protocolhandler`
+
+C++ for a `ProtocolHandler` implementation that handles `vnd.sun.star.script`
+URIs and dispatches them for execution to the Scripting Framework.
+
+- `source/basprov`
+
+C++ implementation of the `LanguageScriptProvider` UNO service for Basic
+
+- `source/dlgprov`
+
+C++ implementation of the `DialogProvider` UNO service used for loading
+UNO dialogs from various languages
+
+- `source/pyprov`
+
+`LanguageScriptProvider` for Python
+
+- `java/com/sun/star/script/framework/provider`
+
+Implementation of an abstract base class ScriptProvider which provides
+core methods for implementing Java based `LanguageScriptProvider` implementations
+
+- `java/com/sun/star/script/framework/provider/*`
+
+`BeanShell`, JavaScript and Java `LanguageScriptProvider` implementations
+
+- `java/com/sun/star/script/framework/browse/*`
+
+`BrowseNode` implementations for the Java based `LanguageScriptProviders`
+
+- `java/com/sun/star/script/framework/io`
+- `java/com/sun/star/script/framework/container`
+
+Classes for performing script IO
+
+- `examples`
+
+Example scripts in BeanShell, JavaScript, Java and Python
+
+
+## Deprecated Code
+
+- `java/org/openoffice/*`
+
+Support for developing scripts in IDEs such as NetBeans.