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+package org.libreoffice.example.helper;
+
+import com.sun.star.frame.XDesktop;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XFrame;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XModel;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiComponentFactory;
+import com.sun.star.text.XTextDocument;
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+
+public class DocumentHelper {
+	
+	/** Returns the curerent XDesktop */
+	public static XDesktop getCurrentDesktop(XComponentContext xContext) {
+		XMultiComponentFactory xMCF = (XMultiComponentFactory) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XMultiComponentFactory.class,
+				xContext.getServiceManager());
+        Object desktop = null;
+		try {
+			desktop = xMCF.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", xContext);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			return null;
+		}
+        return (XDesktop) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(com.sun.star.frame.XDesktop.class, desktop);
+	}
+	
+	/** Returns the current XComponent */
+    private static XComponent getCurrentComponent(XComponentContext xContext) {
+        return (XComponent) getCurrentDesktop(xContext).getCurrentComponent();
+    }
+    
+    /** Returns the current frame */
+    public static XFrame getCurrentFrame(XComponentContext xContext) {
+    	XModel xModel = (XModel) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, getCurrentComponent(xContext));
+    	return xModel.getCurrentController().getFrame();
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the current text document (if any) */
+    public static XTextDocument getCurrentDocument(XComponentContext xContext) {
+        return (XTextDocument) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XTextDocument.class, getCurrentComponent(xContext));
+    }
+}