ingo@293: package de.intevation.artifacts;
ingo@293: 
ingo@293: public interface GlobalContext {
ingo@293: 
ingo@293:     /**
ingo@293:      * Fetch a custom value from the global key/value map using
ingo@293:      * a given key.
ingo@293:      * @param key The key.
ingo@293:      * @return The stored value or null if no value was found under
ingo@293:      * this key.
ingo@293:      */
ingo@293:     Object get(Object key);
ingo@293: 
ingo@293:     /**
ingo@293:      * Store a custom key/value pair in the global map.
ingo@293:      * @param key The key to store
ingo@293:      * @param value The value to store
ingo@293:      * @return The old value registered under the key or null
ingo@293:      * if none wa there before.
ingo@293:      */
ingo@293:     Object put(Object key, Object value);
ingo@293: }
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