/*
* Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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package com.sun.syndication.feed.module;
import com.sun.syndication.feed.CopyFrom;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Base class for modules describing Metadata of feeds. Examples of such modules are
* the Dublin Core and Syndication modules.
* <p>
* @author Alejandro Abdelnur
*
*/
public interface Module extends Cloneable,CopyFrom,Serializable{
/**
* Returns the URI of the module.
* <p>
* @return URI of the module.
*
*/
String getUri();
/**
* Creates a deep clone of the object.
* <p>
* @return a clone of the object.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException thrown if an element of the object cannot be cloned.
*
*/
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}