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package org.apache.directory.server.schema.bootstrap;


/**
 * Base schema interface.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$
 */
public interface Schema
{
    /**
     * Checks whether or not this schema is enabled or disabled.
     * 
     * @return true if this schema is disabled, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isDisabled();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the owner of the schema objects within this
     * Schema.
     *
     * @return the identifier for the owner of this set's objects
     */
    String getOwner();


    /**
     * Gets the name of the logical schema the objects of this Schema
     * belong to: e.g. krb5-kdc may be the logical LDAP schema name.
     *
     * @return the name of the logical schema
     */
    String getSchemaName();


    /**
     * Gets the names of other schemas that the objects within this
     * Schema depends upon.
     *
     * @return the String names of schema dependencies
     */
    String[] getDependencies();
}