Resource.java

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package com.ibm.xsp.extlib.social;



/**
 * Base class for a social resource.
 * @author Philippe Riand
 */
public interface Resource {
	
    /**
     * Get a field value for the current resource
     * @param id
     * @return
     */
	public Object getField(String id);

	/**
     * Get a field value for the current resource with a particular provider name.
     * This is mostly for debugging purposaes.
	 * @param provider
	 * @param id
	 * @return
	 */
	public Object getFieldByProvider(String provider, String id);

	public void setField(String id, Object value);
}