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#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XSchemaSupplier_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XSchemaSupplier_idl__

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

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_XSchema_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/XSchema.idl>
#endif 

#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_BackendAccessException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/BackendAccessException.idl>
#endif

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

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

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

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

/** 
  provides access to configuration component schemas.

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

    /**
      Returns the schema information (component + templates)
      for a particular component.

      @param aComponent 
                component whose schema will be accessed

      @returns   
                an object allowing access to the various parts of the schema,
                <NULL/> if the component doesn't exist.

      @throws   com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException
                if the component identifier is invalid.

      @throws   com::sun::star::configuration::backend::BackendAccessException
                if an error occurs while accessing the data.
    */
    XSchema getComponentSchema([in] string aComponent)
        raises (BackendAccessException,
                com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException) ;

    //------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
} ;

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

} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;

#endif 
