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module com {  module sun {  module star {  module util {


/** supports parsing and assembling of URLs

    @see URL
    @see URLTransformer
 */
published interface XURLTransformer: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** parses the string in URL::Complete which should contain
        a syntactically complete URL.

        <p>
        The implementation is allowed to correct minor failures in URL::Complete
        if the meaning of the URL remain unchanged. Parts of the URL are stored in the other
        fields of <var>aURL</var>.
        </p>

        @param aURL
                the URL which include the complete string notation and will contain
                all parsed parts of it after finishing this call. URL::Complete
                can be overwritten if the implementation corrected minor failures.

        @returns
            `TRUE` if parsing was successful (means if given URL was syntactically correct)
            or `FALSE` otherwise.
     */
    boolean parseStrict( [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL );

    /** parses the string in URL::Complete, which may contain
        a syntactically complete URL or is specified by the provided protocol

        <p>
        The implementation can use smart functions to correct or interpret
        URL::Complete if it is not a syntactically complete URL.
        The parts of the URL are stored in the other fields of <var>aURL</var>.
        </p>

        @param aURL
                the URL which include the string notation and will contain
                all parsed parts of it after finishing this call. This includes
                URL::Complete.

        @param sSmartProtocol
                optional information which protocol specification should be used to parse
                URL::Complete. If empty the implementation can use a
                protocol which fits best.

        @returns
                `TRUE` if parsing was successful (means if URL::Complete could
                be syntactically correct) or `FALSE` otherwise.
     */
    boolean parseSmart(
        [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL,
        [in] string sSmartProtocol );

    /** assembles the parts of the URL specified by <var>aURL</var> and
        stores it into URL::Complete

        @param aURL
                the URL which contains all necessary information in a structured form. The
                member URL::Complete contains the URL in string notation after
                the operation finished successfully. Otherwise the content of
                URL::Complete is not defined.

        @returns
            `TRUE` if assembling was successful or `FALSE` otherwise.
     */
    boolean assemble( [inout] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL );

    /** returns a representation of the URL for UI purposes only

        <p>
        Sometimes it can be useful to show a URL on an user interface
        in a more "human readable" form. Such URL can't be used on any API
        call, but make it easier for the user to understand it.
        </p>

        @param aURL
                URL in structured form which should be shown at the UI

        @param bWithPassword
                specifies whether the password will be included in the encoding
                or not. Usually passwords should never be shown at the user
                interface.

        @returns
                a string representing the <var>aURL</var> if it is syntactically correct. A empty string if <var>aURL</var>
                is not syntactically correct.
     */
    string getPresentation(
        [in] com::sun::star::util::URL aURL,
        [in] boolean bWithPassword );
};


}; }; }; };

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