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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.registries;


import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.exception.LdapException;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.AttributeType;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.normalizers.OidNormalizer;


/**
 * An AttributeType registry service interface.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface AttributeTypeRegistry extends SchemaObjectRegistry<AttributeType>, Iterable<AttributeType>
{
    /**
     * Gets an oid/name to normalizer mapping used to normalize distinguished 
     * names.
     *
     * @return a map of OID Strings to OidNormalizer instances
     */
    Map<String, OidNormalizer> getNormalizerMapping();


    /**
     * Quick lookup to see if an attribute has descendants.
     * 
     * @param ancestorId the name alias or OID for an attributeType
     * @return an Iterator over the AttributeTypes which have the ancestor
     * within their superior chain to the top
     * @throws LdapException if the ancestor attributeType cannot be 
     * discerned from the ancestorId supplied
     */
    boolean hasDescendants( String ancestorId ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Quick lookup to see if an attribute has descendants.
     * 
     * @param ancestor the attributeType we are looking for
     * @return an Iterator over the AttributeTypes which have the ancestor
     * within their superior chain to the top
     * @throws LdapException if the ancestor attributeType cannot be 
     * discerned from the ancestorId supplied
     */
    boolean hasDescendants( AttributeType ancestor ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Get's an iterator over the set of descendant attributeTypes for
     * some ancestor's name alias or their OID.
     * 
     * @param ancestorId the name alias or OID for an attributeType
     * @return an Iterator over the AttributeTypes which have the ancestor
     * within their superior chain to the top
     * @throws LdapException if the ancestor attributeType cannot be 
     * discerned from the ancestorId supplied
     */
    Iterator<AttributeType> descendants( String ancestorId ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Get's an iterator over the set of descendant attributeTypes for
     * some ancestor's name alias or their OID.
     * 
     * @param ancestor the AttributeType we are looking for
     * @return an Iterator over the AttributeTypes which have the ancestor
     * within their superior chain to the top
     * @throws LdapException if the ancestor attributeType cannot be 
     * discerned from the ancestorId supplied
     */
    Iterator<AttributeType> descendants( AttributeType ancestor ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Store the AttributeType into a map associating an AttributeType to its
     * descendants.
     * 
     * @param attributeType The attributeType to register
     * @throws org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.exception.LdapException If something went wrong
     */
    void registerDescendants( AttributeType attributeType, AttributeType ancestor ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Remove the AttributeType from the map associating an AttributeType to its
     * descendants.
     * 
     * @param attributeType The attributeType to unregister
     * @param ancestor its ancestor 
     * @throws LdapException If something went wrong
     */
    void unregisterDescendants( AttributeType attributeType, AttributeType ancestor ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Add a new Oid/Normalizer couple in the OidNormalizer map
     */
    void addMappingFor( AttributeType attributeType ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Remove a new Oid/Normalizer couple in the OidNormalizer map
     */
    void removeMappingFor( AttributeType attributeType ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Copy the AttributeTypeRegistry
     */
    AttributeTypeRegistry copy();
}