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package org.apache.cocoon.components.search.components;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
import org.apache.cocoon.components.search.Index;
import org.apache.cocoon.components.search.IndexException;
import org.apache.excalibur.source.Source;

/**
 * Index Manager Class allow to register and access to a specific index
 * 
 * @author Maisonneuve Nicolas
 */
public interface IndexManager {

    public static final String ROLE = IndexManager.class.getName();

    /**
     * Return all indexes
     * 
     * @return Array of indexes
     */
    public Index[] getIndex() throws IndexException;

    /**
     * Return the index with the id
     * 
     * @param id
     *            the index ID
     * @return l'index, null if no found
     */
    public Index getIndex(String id) throws IndexException;

    /**
     * add a index in the indexmanager
     * 
     * @param index
     */
    public void addIndex(Index index);

    /**
     * remove a index
     * 
     * @param id
     *            ID de l'index
     */
    public void remove(String id);

    /**
     * Check if the index exist
     * 
     * @param id
     *            ID de l'index
     * @return true if the index exist
     */
    public boolean contains(String id);
    
    /**
     * Adds indexes from the given configuration file to the index manager.
     * @param confSource
     * @throws ConfigurationException
     */
    public void addIndexes(Source confSource) throws ConfigurationException;
}