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package org.deegree.framework.trigger;
/**
*
*
*
* @version $Revision: 1.4 $
* @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
* @author last edited by: $Author: poth $
*
* @version 1.0. $Revision: 1.4 $, $Date: 2006/09/22 15:04:58 $
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface Trigger {
/**
* performs the action(s) defined by a concrete trigger. The returned value must
* have the same structure as the passed parameter. A trigger may changes the
* values of the passed parameter(s) but do not change their type or structure
*
* @param caller
* @param values
*/
public Object[] doTrigger(Object caller, Object... values);
/**
* returns the name of the Trigger. The name starts with the name of the class
* Trigger is assigend to followed by the method from where it is called followed
* by its 'specific' name; e.g.<br>
* org.deegree.enterprise.servlet.OGCServletController.doService.MyTrigger
* @return
*/
public String getName();
/**
* sets the name of a Trigger
* @param name
*/
public void setName(String name);
}
/* ********************************************************************
Changes to this class. What the people have been up to:
$Log: Trigger.java,v $
Revision 1.4 2006/09/22 15:04:58 poth
ongoing implementation
Revision 1.3 2006/09/21 06:16:52 poth
ongoing implementation
Revision 1.2 2006/09/20 07:12:11 poth
ongoing implementation
Revision 1.1 2006/09/14 16:06:05 poth
initial check in
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