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08: *
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10: *
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14: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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16: */
17: package org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype;
18:
19: import org.w3c.dom.Element;
20: import org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype.convertor.Convertor;
21:
22: /**
23: * Work interface for the component that manages the datatypes.
24: *
25: * <p>See also {@link Datatype} and {@link DefaultDatatypeManager}.
26: *
27: * @version $Id: DatatypeManager.java 433543 2006-08-22 06:22:54Z crossley $
28: */
29: public interface DatatypeManager {
30:
31: String ROLE = DatatypeManager.class.getName();
32:
33: /**
34: * Creates a datatype from an XML description.
35: */
36: Datatype createDatatype(Element datatypeElement, boolean arrayType)
37: throws Exception;
38:
39: /**
40: * Creates a validation rule from an XML description. This will usually be used by the
41: * {@link DatatypeBuilder}s while building a {@link Datatype}.
42: */
43: ValidationRule createValidationRule(Element validationRuleElement)
44: throws Exception;
45:
46: /**
47: * Creates a convertor based on an XML description.
48: */
49: Convertor createConvertor(String dataTypeName,
50: Element convertorElement) throws Exception;
51: }
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