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#ifndef __com_sun_star_frame_XDispatchRecorder_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_frame_XDispatchRecorder_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_util_URL_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/util/URL.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
#endif

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module frame {

interface XFrame;

//=============================================================================
/** provides recording functionality of dispatches

    <p>
    With such recorder it will be possible to record requests of type
    <type>XDispatch</type> by using additional interface
    <type>XRecordableDispatch</type>. The result of that will be a
    a script which can be used to start the dispatch at later time again.
    Such recorder objects are available on a <type>XDispatchRecorderSupplier</type>
    which is provided by the <type>Frame</type> service.
    </p>

    @see Frame
    @see XDispatchRecorderSupplier

    @since #107627#
 */
interface XDispatchRecorder: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** initializes the recorder by passing the frame for which all
        macro statements shall be recorded

        @param Frame
            it includes the document on which such requests shall be recorded
    */
    void startRecording( [in] com::sun::star::frame::XFrame Frame );

        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** stops the recording process

        <p>
        Must be called in pairs with <member>XDispatchRecorder::startRecording()</member>.
        It's not allowed for the recorder to clear recorded data here - because
        the must be provided later at method <member>XDispatchRecorder::getRecordedMacro()</member>.
        </p>
    */
    void endRecording();

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** records a single dispatch call identified by its command URL

        @param URL
            the full parsed command URL

        @param Arguments
            optional arguments for the command URL
            <br>
            (see <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
             for further informations)
    */
    void recordDispatch(
        [in] com::sun::star::util::URL URL,
        [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> Arguments);

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** records a single dispatch call identified by its command URL, but
        comments it out

        <p>
        This way calls that failed on execution can be documented.
        </p>

        @param URL
            the full parsed command URL

        @param Arguments
            optional arguments for the command URL
            <br>
            (see <type scope="com::sun::star::document">MediaDescriptor</type>
             for further informations)
    */
    void recordDispatchAsComment(
        [in] com::sun::star::util::URL URL,
        [in] sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> Arguments);

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** returns the recorded source code

        <p>
        The result of calling this method before calling <member>XDispatchRecorder::endRecording</member>() is undefined.
        </p>

        @returns
            the recorded data as a string which can be interpreted as a script
    */
    string getRecordedMacro();
};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif
