ILibraryAssetMetaData.h

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// Reviewed: 9/25/98
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// Purpose:
// This interface is a secondary interface to the LibraryAsset Boss. This interface
// controls reading and writing of the "Meta" data of the asset.
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#ifndef __ILibraryAssetMetaData__
#define __ILibraryAssetMetaData__

#include "IPMUnknown.h"
#include "LibraryProviderID.h"
#include "GlobalTime.h"
#include "PMPoint.h"

static const GlobalTime kNULLTIME = GlobalTime(uint64(0));

class ILibraryAssetMetaData : public IPMUnknown
{
public:

 // The popup menus that let the user change the "type" of an asset
 // rely on this ordering. If you add enums or change the ordering,
 // you must change the popup menu resource to match (or else use a 
 // more complicated association between menu items and enum vals) (tjg)
 typedef enum {
 kImageType = 0,
 kEPSType,
 kPDFType,
 kGeometryType,
 kPageType,
 kTextType,
 kStructureType,
 kInDesignFileType
 } UserType;
 
 virtual void SetName(const PMString &name) = 0;
 
 virtual PMString GetName() const = 0;
 
 virtual void SetUserType(const UserType userType) = 0;
 
 virtual UserType GetUserType() const = 0;
 
 virtual void SetDescription(const PMString &description) = 0;
 
 virtual PMString GetDescription() const = 0;
 
 virtual GlobalTime GetCreationTime() const = 0;
 
 // Sets the creation time (and date) of the asset.Added for Converter support
 // Clients are requested to make doubly sure if they want to use this method
 // as creation date is set only once
 virtual void SetCreationTime(GlobalTime t) = 0;
 
 virtual PMPoint GetPosition() const = 0;

 virtual void SetPosition(PMPoint& pt) = 0;

 virtual void SetGenericProperty(PMString& propName,UIDRef& propValue) = 0;

 virtual UIDRef GetGenericProperty(PMString& propName) = 0;

 
 //-------------- For Internal Use Only -------------------------
 
 virtual void InitializeCreationTime() = 0;
 
};


#endif