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package org.apache.batik.css.engine.value;

import org.apache.batik.css.engine.CSSEngine;
import org.w3c.css.sac.LexicalUnit;
import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;

/**
 * This interface represents the objects which provide support for
 * shorthand properties.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:stephane@hillion.org">Stephane Hillion</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface ShorthandManager {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the property handled.
     */
    String getPropertyName();

    /**
     * Whether the handled property can be animated.
     */
    boolean isAnimatableProperty();

    /**
     * Whether the handled property can be additively animated.
     */
    boolean isAdditiveProperty();

    /**
     * Sets the properties which are affected by this shorthand
     * property.
     * @param eng  The current CSSEngine.
     * @param ph   The property handler to use.
     * @param lu   The SAC lexical unit used to create the value.
     * @param imp  The property priority.
     */
    void setValues(CSSEngine eng,
                   PropertyHandler ph,
                   LexicalUnit lu,
                   boolean imp)
        throws DOMException;

    /**
     * To handle a property value created by a ShorthandManager.
     */
    interface PropertyHandler {
        void property(String name, LexicalUnit value,
                             boolean important);
    }
}