ProcessingNode.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.treeprocessor;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.thread.ThreadSafe;

import org.apache.cocoon.environment.Environment;
import org.apache.cocoon.util.location.Locatable;
import org.apache.cocoon.util.location.Location;

/**
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:sylvain@apache.org">Sylvain Wallez</a>
 * @version CVS $Id$
 */

public interface ProcessingNode extends ThreadSafe, Locatable {

    /**
     * The key of the <code>SourceResolver</code> in the object model.
     */
    String OBJECT_SOURCE_RESOLVER = "source-resolver";

    /**
     * Process environment.
     */
    boolean invoke(Environment env, InvokeContext context) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Get the location of this node.
     */
    Location getLocation();
}