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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: layerdefaultremover.hxx,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.1 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: ssmith $ $Date: 2002-11-08 14:33:46 $
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
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+
+#ifndef CONFIGMGR_XML_LAYERDECORATOR_HXX
+#define CONFIGMGR_XML_LAYERDECORATOR_HXX
+
+#ifndef _CPPUHELPER_IMPLBASE1_HXX_
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase1.hxx>
+#endif // _CPPUHELPER_IMPLBASE1_HXX_
+
+#ifndef CONFIGMGR_STACK_HXX_
+#include "stack.hxx"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_DEQUE
+#include <deque>
+#define INCLUDED_DEQUE
+#endif
+
+#include <drafts/com/sun/star/configuration/backend/XLayerHandler.hpp>
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace configmgr
+{
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    namespace backend
+    {
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        using rtl::OUString;
+        namespace uno       = ::com::sun::star::uno;
+        namespace lang      = ::com::sun::star::lang;
+        namespace beans     = ::com::sun::star::beans;
+        namespace container = ::com::sun::star::container;
+        namespace backenduno    = ::drafts::com::sun::star::configuration::backend;
+
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        class LayerDefaultRemover : public cppu::WeakImplHelper1<backenduno::XLayerHandler>
+        {
+        public:
+            typedef uno::Reference< backenduno::XLayerHandler > ResultHandler;
+            explicit
+                LayerDefaultRemover(ResultHandler const & _xResultHandler);
+            virtual ~LayerDefaultRemover();
+
+            // XLayerHandler
+        public:
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                startLayer(  )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                endLayer(  )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, lang::IllegalAccessException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                overrideNode( const OUString& aName, sal_Int16 aAttributes )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, container::NoSuchElementException, lang::IllegalAccessException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                addOrReplaceNode( const OUString& aName, sal_Int16 aAttributes )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, container::NoSuchElementException, lang::IllegalAccessException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                addOrReplaceNodeFromTemplate( const OUString& aName, const backenduno::TemplateIdentifier& aTemplate, sal_Int16 aAttributes )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, container::NoSuchElementException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalAccessException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                endNode(  )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                dropNode( const OUString& aName )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, container::NoSuchElementException, lang::IllegalAccessException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                overrideProperty( const OUString& aName, sal_Int16 aAttributes, const uno::Type& aType )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, beans::UnknownPropertyException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalAccessException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                addProperty( const OUString& aName, sal_Int16 aAttributes, const uno::Type& aType )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, beans::PropertyExistException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                addPropertyWithValue( const OUString& aName, sal_Int16 aAttributes, const uno::Any& aValue )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, beans::PropertyExistException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                endProperty(  )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                setPropertyValue( const uno::Any& aValue )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+            virtual void SAL_CALL
+                setPropertyValueForLocale( const uno::Any& aValue, const OUString& aLocale )
+                throw (backenduno::MalformedDataException, beans::IllegalTypeException, lang::IllegalArgumentException, uno::RuntimeException);
+
+        private:
+            void playBackNodeStack( bool bPlayProperty=false);
+            void raiseMalformedDataException(sal_Char const * pMsg);
+            inline bool hasPendingProperty();
+            inline void clearPendingProperty();
+        private:
+            ResultHandler   m_xResultHandler;
+            typedef std::vector<OUString> NodeStack;
+            NodeStack m_aNodeStack;
+            struct PropertyStruct
+            {
+                OUString Name;
+                uno::Type Type;
+            }m_aPropName;
+        };
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    } // namespace xml
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+} // namespace configmgr
+#endif 
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