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package org.apache.juneau.xml;

import org.apache.juneau.*;

/**
 * Interface for providing access to {@link XmlClassMeta}, {@link XmlBeanMeta}, and {@link XmlBeanPropertyMeta} objects.
 */
public interface XmlMetaProvider extends MetaProvider  {

	/**
	 * Returns the language-specific metadata on the specified class.
	 *
	 * @param cm The class to return the metadata on.
	 * @return The metadata.
	 */
	XmlClassMeta getXmlClassMeta(ClassMeta<?> cm);

	/**
	 * Returns the language-specific metadata on the specified bean.
	 *
	 * @param bm The bean to return the metadata on.
	 * @return The metadata.
	 */
	XmlBeanMeta getXmlBeanMeta(BeanMeta<?> bm);

	/**
	 * Returns the language-specific metadata on the specified bean property.
	 *
	 * @param bpm The bean property to return the metadata on.
	 * @return The metadata.
	 */
	XmlBeanPropertyMeta getXmlBeanPropertyMeta(BeanPropertyMeta bpm);
}