api/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/chain2/NameSetter.java

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package org.apache.commons.chain2;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Allows specifying a name for a {@link Command} in a {@link Catalog} instance.
 *
 * @param <K> Context key type
 * @param <V> Context value type
 * @param <C> Type of the context associated with this name setter
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface NameSetter<K, V, C extends Map<K, V>> {

    /**
     * Specifies a name for a {@link Command} in a {@link Catalog} instance.
     *
     * @param name the name of the previous set {@link Command}
     * @return a new builder to add a new {@link Command}
     */
    NamedCommandSetter<K, V, C> identifiedBy(String name);

}