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package org.exoplatform.services.jcr.impl.xml.importing;

import org.exoplatform.services.jcr.dataflow.PlainChangesLog;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:Sergey.Kabashnyuk@gmail.com">Sergey Kabashnyuk</a>
 * @version $Id: ContentImporter.java 13888 2008-05-05 13:47:27Z ksm $
 */
public interface ContentImporter
{
   /**
    * 
    */
   public String RESPECT_PROPERTY_DEFINITIONS_CONSTRAINTS = "respectPropertyDefinitionsConstraints";

   public final String LIST_OF_IMPORTED_VERSION_HISTORIES = "importedSubversions";

   /**
    * Receive notification of character data.
    * 
    * @param ch
    * @param start
    * @param length
    * @throws RepositoryException
    */
   public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int length) throws RepositoryException;

   /**
    * Receive notification of the end of an element.
    * <p>
    * The parser will invoke this method at the end of every element in the XML document; there will
    * be a corresponding startElement event for every endElement event (even when the element is
    * empty).
    * </p>
    * <p>
    * For information on the names, see startElement.
    * </p>
    * 
    * @param uri
    *          the Namespace URI, or the empty string if the element has no Namespace URI or if
    *          Namespace processing is not being performed
    * @param localName
    *          the local name (without prefix), or the empty string if Namespace processing is not
    *          being performed
    * @param qName
    *          the qualified XML name (with prefix), or the empty string if qualified names are not
    *          available
    */
   public void endElement(String uri, String localName, String qName) throws RepositoryException;

   /**
    * @param prefix
    * @param uri
    */
   public void registerNamespace(String prefix, String uri);

   /**
    *
    */
   // public void save() throws RepositoryException;
   public PlainChangesLog getChanges();

   /**
    * Receive notification of the beginning of an element.
    * <p>
    * The Parser will invoke this method at the beginning of every element in the XML document; there
    * will be a corresponding {@link #endElement endElement} event for every startElement event (even
    * when the element is empty). All of the element's content will be reported, in order, before the
    * corresponding endElement event.
    * </p>
    * 
    * @param namespaceURI
    *          the Namespace URI, or the empty string if the element has no Namespace URI or if
    *          Namespace processing is not being performed
    * @param localName
    *          the local name (without prefix), or the empty string if Namespace processing is not
    *          being performed
    * @param qName
    *          the qualified name (with prefix), or the empty string if qualified names are not
    *          available
    * @param atts
    *          the attributes attached to the element. If there are no attributes, it shall be an
    *          empty object. The value of this object after startElement returns is undefined
    * @throws RepositoryException
    * @see #endElement
    * @see org.xml.sax.Attributes
    * @see org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl
    */
   public void startElement(String namespaceURI, String localName, String qName, Map<String, String> atts)
      throws RepositoryException;
}