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@597: package de.intevation.gnv.artifacts.services.requestobjects;
tim@597: 
tim@597: import java.util.Collection;
tim@597: 
tim@597: /**
ingo@792:  * This is the interface description for a fis. Currently, there are three
ingo@792:  * methods defined which need to be implemented by concrete classes:<br>
ingo@792:  * <ol>
ingo@792:  *  <li>getID(): Returns the id of this fis.</li>
ingo@792:  *  <li>getParameter(): Returns a collection of parameter.</li>
ingo@792:  *  <li>addParameter(Collection<Parameter>): Adds a parameter collection to this
ingo@792:  * fis.</li>
ingo@792:  * </ol>
ingo@792:  *
sascha@780:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
tim@597:  *
tim@597:  */
tim@597: public interface FIS {
sascha@778: 
ingo@792:     /**
tim@826:      * Returns the id of this FIS
ingo@792:      * @return the id of this fis.
ingo@792:      */
tim@597:     String getID();
ingo@792: 
ingo@792:     /**
tim@826:      * Returns a collection of Parameters which belongs to the FIS.
ingo@792:      * @return a collection of parameters.
ingo@792:      */
tim@597:     Collection<Parameter> getParameter();
ingo@792: 
ingo@792:     /**
ingo@792:      * Add a collection of parameters to this fis.
ingo@792:      *
ingo@792:      * @param parameter Some parameters.
ingo@792:      */
tim@606:     void addParameter(Collection<Parameter> parameter);
tim@597: 
tim@597: }
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