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#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_BRIDGE_XBRIDGE_IDL_
#define _COM_SUN_STAR_BRIDGE_XBRIDGE_IDL_

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

module com {  module sun {  module star {  module bridge {

/** main interface for an interprocess bridge.
 */
published interface XBridge: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    /** tries to get an interface from the remote that is known by this name.

        <p>In general, this method is called once to get the initial object from the
        remote, but it is allowed to call the method multiple times. </p>

        @param sInstanceName The name of the object, that shall be retrieved from the
                             remote process. The call is delegated to
                             com.sun.star.bridge.XInstanceProvider.getInstance() in the
                             remote process.
        @see com::sun::star::bridge::XInstanceProvider
     */
    com::sun::star::uno::XInterface getInstance( [in] string sInstanceName );


    /** name that the bridge got when it was created.
     */
    string getName();


    /** a unique descriptive string: protocol + ":" + XConnection.getDescription()
     */
    string getDescription();
};

};};};};

#endif

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