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package org.apache.cocoon.components.source;

import org.apache.cocoon.components.source.helpers.SourceProperty;

import org.apache.excalibur.source.Source;
import org.apache.excalibur.source.SourceException;

/**
 * A source, which owns meta informations in form of properties
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:stephan@vern.chem.tu-berlin.de">Stephan Michels</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */
public interface InspectableSource extends Source {

    /** 
     * To get a meta information from a source 
     */
    public SourceProperty getSourceProperty(String namespace, String name) throws SourceException;

    /** 
     * To set a meta information 
     */
    public void setSourceProperty(SourceProperty property) throws SourceException;

    /** 
     * Get alll informations 
     */
    public SourceProperty[] getSourceProperties() throws SourceException;

    /**
     * Remove property
     */
    public void removeSourceProperty(String namespace, String name) throws SourceException;
}