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+package de.intevation.gnv.state;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This is the interface description of an <code>OutputMode</code>. The
+ * methods defined here retrieve some basic information for an output. An output
+ * can be chart, histogram, statistic, csv, odv and so on.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
+ */
+public interface OutputMode extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the name of this output mode.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this output mode.
+     */
+    public String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the description of an output.
+     *
+     * @return the description.
+     */
+    public String getDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the mimetype used for the output.
+     *
+     * @return the mimetype.
+     */
+    public String getMimeType();
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a list of optional InputValue objects the user is able to
+     * adjust.
+     *
+     * @return optional input parameters.
+     */
+    public Collection<InputValue> getInputParameters();
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a list of export modes this output can be exported to.
+     *
+     * @return some export modes.
+     */
+    public List<ExportMode> getExportModes();
+}
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