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package org.apache.roller.weblogger.business;

import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.WebloggerException;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.RuntimeConfigProperty;


/**
 * Manages global properties for Roller.
 */
public interface PropertiesManager {
    
    /**
     * Initialize the properties manager.
     *
     * @throws InitializationException If there is a problem during initialization.
     */
    void initialize() throws InitializationException;
    
    
    /**
     * Release all resources associated with Roller session.
     */
    void release();
    
    
    /**
     * Save a single property
     */
    void saveProperty(RuntimeConfigProperty property) throws WebloggerException;
    
    
    /**
     * Save a list of properties
     */
    void saveProperties(Map properties) throws WebloggerException;
    
    
    /**
     * Retrieve a single property by name
     */
    RuntimeConfigProperty getProperty(String name) throws WebloggerException;
    
    
    /**
     * Retrieve a list of all properties
     */
    Map<String, RuntimeConfigProperty> getProperties() throws WebloggerException;
    
}