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1 | /* | |
2 | * Copyright 2001,2004 The Apache Software Foundation. | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
7 | * | |
8 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
9 | * | |
10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
14 | * limitations under the License. | |
15 | */ | |
16 | ||
17 | package org.apache.commons.scaffold.util; | |
18 | ||
19 | ||
20 | import java.util.Map; | |
21 | ||
22 | /** | |
23 | * Simple interface to describe an object that can set and | |
24 | * return its public properties via a Map. | |
25 | * business logic object. | |
26 | * @author Ted Husted | |
27 | * @version $Revision: 155464 $ $Date: 2005-02-26 13:26:54 +0000 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $ | |
28 | */ | |
29 | public interface Mapped { | |
30 | ||
31 | // ------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods | |
32 | ||
33 | /** | |
34 | * Return a Map of this object's public properties. | |
35 | * The values may be of any type, though an implementation | |
36 | * may choose to return only Strings. The keys for the entries | |
37 | * may or may not exactly match the true public properties | |
38 | * of the implementing object, as needed. | |
39 | * @exception Throws Exception on any error. A subclass of | |
40 | * ChainedException is recommended. | |
41 | */ | |
42 | public Map getMap() throws Exception; | |
43 | ||
44 | ||
45 | /** | |
46 | * Set this object's public properties via a Map. | |
47 | * The values may be of any type, though a subclass may | |
48 | * choose to expect only Strings. The keys for the entries | |
49 | * may or may not exactly match the true public properties, | |
50 | * of the object, as required. | |
51 | * @exception Throws Exception on any error. A subclass of | |
52 | * ChainedException is recommended. | |
53 | */ | |
54 | public void setMap(Map map) throws Exception; | |
55 | ||
56 | ||
57 | /** | |
58 | * Returns the value to which this map maps the specified key | |
59 | * -- the equivalent of <code>Object getMap().get(key). | |
60 | * @exception Throws Exception on any error. A subclass of | |
61 | * ChainedException is recommended. | |
62 | * @param key - key whose associated value is to be returned. | |
63 | */ | |
64 | public Object getValue(Object key) throws Exception; | |
65 | ||
66 | ||
67 | /** | |
68 | * Associates the specified value with the specified key in | |
69 | * the property map for this object | |
70 | * -- the equivalent of <code>getMap().put(key,value). | |
71 | * @param key - key with which the specified value is to be associated. | |
72 | * @param value - value to be associated with the specified key. | |
73 | * @exception Throws Exception on any error. A subclass of | |
74 | * ChainedException is recommended. | |
75 | */ | |
76 | public Object setValue(Object key, Object value) throws Exception; | |
77 | ||
78 | } |