/*
* eXist Open Source Native XML Database
* Copyright (C) 2001-2016 The eXist Project
* http://exist-db.org
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
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* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
package org.exist.storage.serializers;
import org.exist.dom.persistent.NodeHandle;
import org.exist.util.serializer.Receiver;
public interface ChainOfReceivers extends Receiver<NodeHandle> {
/**
* Register the next receiver in the chain. All
* events should be forwarded to this.
*
* @param next the next receiver in the chain.
*/
void setNextInChain(Receiver next);
/**
* Returns the next receiver in the chain.
* @return the next receiver
*/
Receiver getNextInChain();
/**
* Walks the chain and returns the final receiver.
* @return the last receiver in the chain
*/
Receiver getLastInChain();
}