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| package org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype; |
| |
| import org.w3c.dom.Element; |
| import org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype.convertor.Convertor; |
| |
| /** |
| * Work interface for the component that manages the datatypes. |
| * |
| * <p>See also {@link Datatype} and {@link DefaultDatatypeManager}. |
| * |
| * @version $Id$ |
| */ |
| public interface DatatypeManager { |
| |
| String ROLE = DatatypeManager.class.getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a datatype from an XML description. |
| */ |
| Datatype createDatatype(Element datatypeElement, boolean arrayType) throws Exception; |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a validation rule from an XML description. This will usually be used by the |
| * {@link DatatypeBuilder}s while building a {@link Datatype}. |
| */ |
| ValidationRule createValidationRule(Element validationRuleElement) throws Exception; |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a convertor based on an XML description. |
| */ |
| Convertor createConvertor(String dataTypeName, Element convertorElement) throws Exception; |
| } |