IOriginalXmlProvider.java

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package com.esri.gpt.server.csw.provider.components;

/**
 * Interface for providing an XML document in it's original schema.
 */
public interface IOriginalXmlProvider {
  
  /** methods ================================================================= */
  
  /**
   * Provides an XML document in it's original schema.
   * @param context the operation context
   * @param id the document id
   * @return the original XML string
   * @throws Exception if an exception occurs while retrieving the XML
   */
  public String provideOriginalXml(OperationContext context, String id) throws Exception;

}