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| package org.openoffice.xmerge; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>All plug-in implementations of the <code>PluginFactory</code> |
| * interface that also support merging must also implement |
| * this interface.</p> |
| * |
| * <p>Merge is useful when an <code>OfficeDocument</code> |
| * is converted to a "Device" <code>Document</code> format, |
| * and the "Device" <code>Document</code> version is modified. |
| * Those changes can be merged back into the original |
| * <code>OfficeDocument</code> with the merger. The merger is capable |
| * of doing this even if the "Device" format is lossy in |
| * comparison to the <code>OfficeDocument</code> format.</p> |
| * |
| * @see PluginFactory |
| * @see DocumentMerger |
| * @see ConverterCapabilities |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface DocumentMergerFactory { |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Create a <code>DocumentMerger</code> object given a |
| * <code>Document</code> object.</p> |
| * |
| * @param doc <code>Document</code> object that the created |
| * <code>DocumentMerger</code> object uses as a base |
| * <code>Document</code> for merging changes into. |
| * |
| * @return A <code>DocumentMerger</code> object or null if none |
| * exists. |
| */ |
| public DocumentMerger createDocumentMerger(Document doc); |
| } |
| |