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 package org.apache.any23.validator;

 /**

  * This context is used to pass data from a {@link Rule}

  * to a {@link Fix}.

  *

  * @see Rule

  * @author Michele Mostarda (mostarda@fbk.eu)

  * @author Davide Palmisano (palmisano@fbk.eu)

  */

 public interface RuleContext <T> {

     /**

      * Puts a data within the context.

      *

      * @param name

      * @param value

      */

     void putData(String name, T value);

     /**

      * Retrieves a registered object.

      * 

      * @param name

      * @return a registered object, <code>null</code> if not found.

      */

     T getData(String name);

     /**

      * Removes a data from the context.

      * 

      * @param name

      */

     void removeData(String name);

 }