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+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  $RCSfile: IInterface.hxx,v $
+ *
+ *  $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *
+ *  last change: $Author: hr $ $Date: 2006-08-14 15:14:26 $
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+ *  either of the following licenses
+ *
+ *         - GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *         - Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
+ *
+ *  Sun Microsystems Inc., October, 2000
+ *
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1
+ *  =============================================
+ *  Copyright 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *  901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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+ *
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+ *
+ *
+ *  Sun Industry Standards Source License Version 1.1
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+ *  except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
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+ *  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
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+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+ #ifndef IINTERFACE_HXX_INCLUDED
+ #define IINTERFACE_HXX_INCLUDED
+
+ #include <sal/types.h>
+
+ /** The base interface
+ */
+ class IInterface
+ {
+ public:
+
+    /** Aquire a reference to an instance. A caller shall release
+        the instance by calling 'release' when it is no longer needed.
+        'acquire' and 'release' calls need to be balanced.
+
+        @returns
+        the current reference count of the instance for debugging purposes.
+    */
+    virtual sal_Int32 acquire() = 0;
+
+    /** Releases a reference to an instance. A caller has to call
+        'release' when a before aquired reference to an instance
+        is no longer needed. 'acquire' and 'release' calls need to
+        be balanced.
+
+    @returns
+        the current reference count of the instance for debugging purposes.
+    */
+    virtual sal_Int32 release() = 0;
+
+    /** Returns the current reference count. This method should be used for
+        debugging purposes. Using it otherwise is a signal of a design flaw.
+    */
+    virtual sal_Int32 getReferenceCount() const = 0;
+
+protected:
+    virtual ~IInterface() {};
+ };
+
+ #endif // IDOCUMENT_HXX_INCLUDED