server/src/main/java/org/apache/abdera/protocol/server/CategoryInfo.java

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package org.apache.abdera.protocol.server;

import org.apache.abdera.model.Category;

/**
 * Metadata interface used by WorkspaceManager and Provider 
 * implementations to construct Atompub Service Documents.
 * 
 * The CategoryInfo interface provides information used to
 * construct an atom:category element within an app:categories 
 */
public interface CategoryInfo {

  /**
   * Return the value of the atom:category scheme attribute or null if the
   * scheme should be omitted
   */
  String getScheme(RequestContext request);
  
  /**
   * Return the value of the atom:category term attribute. This value MUST
   * be provided
   */
  String getTerm(RequestContext request);
  
  /**
   * Return the value of the atom:category label attribute or null if the 
   * label should be omitted. This value is language-sensitive
   */
  String getLabel(RequestContext request);
  
  /**
   * Convert this into an instance of the FOM Category interface
   */
  Category asCategoryElement(RequestContext request);
}