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module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { module backend {


/**
  Provides functionality relating to common and supported entities
  for a configuration data backend.

  @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XBackend
  @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XMultiLayerStratum

  @since OOo 1.1.2
*/
published interface XBackendEntities : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{

    /**
        provides the entity id of the owner entity of the backend.

        @returns
            an entity identifier for the owner entity.
            <p> The owner entity is the default entity for the backend.
               For normal configuration data access the owner entity
               should always be used.
            </p>

        @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XBackend::listOwnLayers()
        @see com::sun::star::configuration::backend::XBackend::getOwnUpdateHandler()
    */
    string getOwnerEntity() ;


    /**
        provides the entity id of an entity for general administrative access.

        <p> The admin entity is an entity that should be used to
           read and manage configuration data that applies to all entities
           within the backend.
        </p>

        @returns
            an entity identifier for the admin entity or
            an empty string, if there is no entity that can be used for
            general administrative access.

    */
    string getAdminEntity() ;


    /**
        determines, if a given entity id exists in this backend.

        @param aEntity
            The name of an entity.

        @throws   com::sun::star::configuration::backend::BackendAccessException
                if an error occurs while accessing the backend.

        @returns
            `TRUE`, if aEntity is a valid, existing entity for this backend,
            `FALSE` otherwise.
    */
    boolean supportsEntity([in] string aEntity)
        raises( BackendAccessException );


    /**
        determines, if two given entity ids denote the same entity.

        @param aEntity
            The name of an entity.

        @param aOtherEntity
            The name of another entity.

        @returns
            `TRUE`, if aEntity and aOtherEntity denote the same entity
            within this backend, `FALSE` otherwise.

        @throws   com::sun::star::configuration::backend::BackendAccessException
                if an error occurs while accessing the backend.

        @throws   com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
            if either entity does not exist.
    */
    boolean isEqualEntity([in] string aEntity, [in] string aOtherEntity)
        raises( BackendAccessException, com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException) ;

} ;


} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;

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