package org.apache.maven.diagrams.graph_api;
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import java.util.List;
/**
* Interface for object providing basic (general) informations about the graph
*
* @author <a href="mailto:ptab@newitech.com">Piotr Tabor</a>
* @version $Id$
*
*/
public interface GraphMetadata
{
/**
* Return's if the edges in the graph are directed
*
* @return information if edges in the graph are directed
*/
public boolean isDirected();
/**
* List of node's properties (nodes are JavaBeans) so it should be list of possible properties names in the graph's
* node implementation
*
* @return
*/
public List<String> getNodePropertiesNames();
/**
* List of edge's properties (edges are JavaBeans) so it should be list of possible properties names in the graph's
* edge implementation
*
* @return
*/
public List<String> getEdgePropertiesNames();
}