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| package org.apache.abdera2.protocol; |
| |
| import java.util.Date; |
| |
| import org.apache.abdera2.common.http.EntityTag; |
| import org.apache.abdera2.writer.StreamWriter; |
| |
| /** |
| * An EntityProvider is used to serialize entities using the StreamWriter interface. The EntityProvider interface can be |
| * implemented by applications to provide an efficient means of serializing non-FOM objects to Atom/XML. |
| */ |
| public interface EntityProvider { |
| |
| /** |
| * Write to the specified StreamWriter |
| */ |
| void writeTo(StreamWriter sw); |
| |
| /** |
| * True if the serialization is repeatable. |
| */ |
| boolean isRepeatable(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the mime content type of the serialized entity |
| */ |
| String getContentType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the EntityTag of the entity, |
| */ |
| EntityTag getEntityTag(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the Last-Modified date of the entity |
| */ |
| Date getLastModified(); |
| |
| } |