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package org.apache.directory.shared.dsmlv2;


import java.io.IOException;

import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;


/**
 * The interface which expose common behavior of a Grammar implementer.
 */
public interface Grammar
{
    /**
     * This method, when called, executes an action on the current data stored in
     * the container.
     * 
     * @param container
     *            the DSML container
     * @throws XmlPullParserException when an unrecoverable error occurs
     * @throws IOException when an IO error occurs
     */
    void executeAction( Dsmlv2Container container ) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException;


    /**
     * Get the grammar name
     * 
     * @return Return the grammar's name
     */
    String getName();


    /**
     * Get the statesEnum for the current grammar
     * 
     * @return The specific States Enum for the current grammar
     */
    Enum<Dsmlv2StatesEnum>[] getStatesEnum();


    /**
     * Set the grammar's name
     * 
     * @param name
     *            The grammar name
     */
    void setName( String name );
}