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package com.sun.star.wizards.report;

import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
import com.sun.star.report.XReportDefinition;

/**
 * This interface contains only one function to give access to the ReportDefinition.
 * The ReportDefinition will be initialized very late, late after the ReportLayouters.
 * So we need this interface for the late access.
 */
public interface IReportDefinitionReadAccess
{

    /**
     * Gives access to a ReportDefinition, if initialized.
     * @return a ReportDefinition or null.
     */
    XReportDefinition getReportDefinition(); /* should throw NullPointerException but does not. */


    /**
     * This ServiceFactory is the 'global' Service Factory, which knows all and every thing in the program.
     * @return the global service factory of the program
     */
    XMultiServiceFactory getGlobalMSF();

    /**
     * Returns the file path to the default report definition, we need this name for early initialisation
     */
    String getDefaultHeaderLayout();
}
