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*
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* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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*
* Contributors:
* bstefanescu
*
* $Id$
*/
package org.eclipse.ecr.core.api.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import org.eclipse.ecr.core.schema.types.Field;
import org.eclipse.ecr.core.schema.types.Schema;
/**
* A document part is the root of a property tree which is specified by a schema
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
*/
public interface DocumentPart extends Property {
/**
* The document schema.
*
* @return the schema
*/
@Override
Schema getSchema();
Property createProperty(Property parent, Field field);
Property createProperty(Property parent, Field field, int flags);
/**
* Exports as a map the document values. Only the non phantom properties are exported.
*
* @return
*/
Map<String, Serializable> exportValues() throws PropertyException;
void importValues(Map<String, Serializable> values) throws PropertyException;
PropertyDiff exportDiff() throws PropertyException;
void importDiff(PropertyDiff diff) throws PropertyException;
//
// public void setContextData(String key, Object value);
//
// public Object getContextData(String key);
}