ingo@1115: /*
ingo@1115:  * Copyright (c) 2010 by Intevation GmbH
ingo@1115:  *
ingo@1115:  * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
ingo@1115:  * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
ingo@1115:  * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
ingo@1115:  */
ingo@1115: 
tim@71: package de.intevation.gnv.artifacts.fis.product;
tim@71: 
sascha@479: import de.intevation.gnv.state.InputData;
sascha@479: 
tim@75: import java.io.Serializable;
sascha@479: 
tim@71: import java.util.Collection;
tim@71: 
tim@71: /**
ingo@792:  * This is the interface description of <code>Product</code>. Currently, there
ingo@792:  * are three methods defined:<br>
ingo@792:  * <ol>
ingo@792:  *  <li>getName(): retrieves the name of the <code>Product</code></li>
ingo@792:  *  <li>getParameter(): retrieves a collection of required parameters.</li>
ingo@792:  *  <li>getArtifactFactory(): retrieves the factory used to create this artifact.
ingo@792:  *  </li>
ingo@792:  * </ol>
sascha@780:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
tim@71:  */
tim@171: public interface Product extends Serializable {
tim@71: 
ingo@792:     /**
ingo@792:      *
ingo@792:      * @return The name of this product.
ingo@792:      */
tim@71:     public String getName();
tim@171: 
ingo@792:     /**
ingo@792:      *
ingo@792:      * @return All required parameters for parameterization.
ingo@792:      */
tim@71:     public Collection<InputData> getParameter();
tim@171: 
ingo@792:     /**
ingo@792:      *
ingo@792:      * @return The artifact factory used to create the current artifact.
ingo@792:      */
ingo@478:     public String getArtifactFactory();
tim@71: }
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