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/* $Id$  */

package org.apache.lenya.ac;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;


/**
 * An item can be initialized from a configuration.
 */
public interface Item {
    
    /**
     * Returns the ID.
     * @return A string.
     */
    String getId();
    
    /**
     * Returns the name.
     * @return A string.
     */
    String getName();
    
    /**
     * Sets the name.
     * @param name A string.
     */
    void setName(String name);
    
    /**
     * Returns the description.
     * @return A string.
     */
    String getDescription();

    /**
     * Sets the description.
     * @param description A string.
     */
    void setDescription(String description);
    
    /**
     * Configures this item.
     * @param configuration The configuration.
     * @throws ConfigurationException when something went wrong.
     */
    void configure(Configuration configuration) throws ConfigurationException;
    
    /**
     * @return The item manager this item belongs to.
     */
    ItemManager getItemManager();

}