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*
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*/
package org.openhab.binding.km200;
import java.util.HashMap;
import org.openhab.core.binding.BindingProvider;
import org.openhab.core.items.Item;
/**
* This interface is implemented by classes that can map openHAB items to
* KM200 binding types.
*
* Implementing classes should register themselves as a service in order to be
* taken into account.
*
* @author Markus Eckhardt
* @since 1.9.0
*/
public interface KM200BindingProvider extends BindingProvider {
/** binds the date_time service to an item */
static final public String DATE_TIME = "date_time";
static final public String SYS_BRAND = "sys_brand";
static final public String SYS_TYPE = "sys_type";
static final public String SYS_STATE = "sys_state";
static final public String VER_FIRMWARE = "ver_firmware";
static final public String VER_HARDWARE = "ver_hardware";
/** binds the date_time service to an item */
static final public String DIRECT_SERVICE = "service";
static final public String[] TYPES = { DATE_TIME, DIRECT_SERVICE };
/**
* Returns the Type of the Item identified by {@code itemName}
*
* @param itemName
* the name of the item to find the type for
* @return the type of the Item identified by {@code itemName}
*/
Class<? extends Item> getItemType(String itemName);
/**
* Returns the binding type for an item name
*
* @param itemName
* the name of the item
* @return the items binding type
*/
String getType(String itemName);
/**
* Returns the service for an item name
*
* @param itemName
* the name of the item
* @return the items binding service
*/
String getService(String itemName);
/**
* Provides an array of all item names of this provider for a given binding
* type
*
* @param bindingType
* the binding type of the items
* @return an array of all item names of this provider for the given binding
* type
*/
String[] getItemNamesForType(String bindingType);
/**
* Returns the parameters for this service
*
* @param itemName
* the name of the item
* @return HashMap with parameters
*/
HashMap<String, String> getParameter(String itemName);
}