api/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/cms/EditableResource.java

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package org.apache.sling.cms;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;
import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * A interface for representing a resource that can be edited through the Sling
 * CMS.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface EditableResource {

    /**
     * Get the component associated with this resource
     * 
     * @return the component associated with this resource
     */
    Component getComponent();

    /**
     * Gets the resource backing the component for the specified resource.
     * 
     * @return the component for the specified resource
     */
    Resource getComponentResource();

    /**
     * Returns the path for the editor for this resource if available
     * 
     * @return the editor path or null
     */
    String getEditPath();

    /**
     * Returns the resource for the editor for this resource if available
     * 
     * @return the editor resource or null
     */
    Resource getEditResource();

    /**
     * Gets the current resource.
     * 
     * @return the current resource
     */
    Resource getResource();
}