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#ifndef __com_sun_star_linguistic2_XConversionDictionaryList_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_linguistic2_XConversionDictionaryList_idl__


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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XNameContainer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameContainer.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_linguistic2_XConversionDictionary_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/linguistic2/XConversionDictionary.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_NoSupportException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/NoSupportException.idl>
#endif


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

module com { module sun { module star { module linguistic2 {

//=============================================================================
/** is used to manage and maintain a list of conversion dictionaries.

    <p>The dictionaries added to the list may or may not support the
    <type scope="com::sun::star::util">XFlushable</type> interface.
    If they do those dictionaries have to be flushed upon termination 
    of the dictionary list.</p>

	 @since #107627#
*/
interface XConversionDictionaryList : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/**
		@returns
            the name container interface to the dictionaries in the list.

        <p>The interface can be used to add, remove or retrieve dictionaries 
        from the list by specifying the name of the dictionary, and 
        (in case of inserting) the interface to the dictionary as second 
        parameter.</p>

        <p>A dictionary to be added must support the 
        <type scope="com::sun::star::linguistic2">XConversionDictionary</type>
        interface.
        The dictionary to be added needs not necessarily be created by
        this service.</p>

        <p>The <member scope="com::sun::star::container::XNameReplace">replaceByName</member>
        function is implemented empty since renaming of dictionaries 
        is not allowed.</p>
	*/
    com::sun::star::container::XNameContainer   getDictionaryContainer();

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** creates a new dictionary and adds it to the dictionary list.

        <p>The dictionary will be empty and active.</p>

		@returns
            an empty dictionary with the given name, locale and
            conversion type.
		 	<NULL/> on failure.

		@param  aName
			is the name of the dictionary (should be unique).

		@param  aLocale
			defines the language of the dictionary.

        @param nTextConversionType
            One of <type scope="com::sun::star::linguistic2">ConversionDictionaryType</type> values.

        @throws NoSupportException
            when <var>nConversionDictionaryType</var> is not known by the implementation.
	*/
    com::sun::star::linguistic2::XConversionDictionary addNewDictionary(
			[in] string aName,
			[in] com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nConversionDictionaryType )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException );

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** searches for entries that match the given text.

        <p>All active dictionaries with matching locales and conversion
        type will be searched
        for entries matching the given text.</p>

        <p>The exact string to be looked for is the substring from the
        aText parameter that starts at position nStartPos and has the 
        length nLength.</p>

        @returns
            the list of entries found. If no entry was found,
            it is empty.

        @param  aText
            the text where the substring to be looked for will be taken from.
        @param  nStartPos
            the starting pos of the substring to be looked for.
        @param  nLength
            the length of the substring to be looked for.


        @param aLocale
            Locale the conversion is refered to.
        
        @param nConversionDictionaryType
            specifies the type of conversion the dictionary
            can be used for. It is one of
            <type scope="com::sun::star::linguistic2">ConversionDictionaryType</type>.

        @param eConversionDirection
            specifies the direction of the conversion to look for.
            It is one of
            <type scope="com::sun::star::linguistic2">ConversionDirection</type>.

        @param nTextConversionOptions
            Combination of <type scope="com::sun::star::i18n">TextConversionOption</type> 
            values.

        @throws com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException 
            if the nTextConversionOptions parameter is invalid for 
            the given locale.

        @throws NoSupportException
            when <var>nConversionDictionaryType</var> is not known by the implementation,
            or when the locale is not supported (i.e. there are no dictionaries
            for that locale available).
    */
    sequence< string >    queryConversions(
            [in] string aText,
            [in] long nStartPos,
            [in] long nLength,
            [in] com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nConversionDictionaryType,
            [in] com::sun::star::linguistic2::ConversionDirection eDirection,
            [in] long nTextConversionOptions )
        raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, 
                com::sun::star::lang::NoSupportException ); 

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** returns the maximum number of characters used as left or right text 
        in entries.

        <p>All active dictionaries of the specified locale and type
        will be looked up to get the result.</p>
        <p>The parameter eDirection specifies if only the left text or the
        right text from entries should be considered.</p>

        @param aLocale
            Locale the conversion is refered to.
        @param nConversionDictionaryType
            specifies the type of conversion dictionaries to be looked up.
            It is one of
            <type scope="com::sun::star::linguistic2">ConversionDictionaryType</type>.
        @param eDirection
            specifies if the left text or the right text of entries will
            be used.

        @see com::sun::star::linguistic2::ConversionDirection
    */
    short queryMaxCharCount(
            [in] com::sun::star::lang::Locale aLocale,
            [in] short nConversionDictionaryType,
            [in] com::sun::star::linguistic2::ConversionDirection eDirection );

};

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

}; }; }; };

#endif

