StAXArtifactProcessorExtensionPoint.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor;

/**
 * An extension point for StAX artifact processors.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.asclient
 */
public interface StAXArtifactProcessorExtensionPoint {
    /**
     * Add an artifact processor.
     *
     * @param artifactProcessor The artifact processor to add
     */
    void addArtifactProcessor(StAXArtifactProcessor<?> artifactProcessor);

    /**
     * Remove an artifact processor.
     *
     * @param artifactProcessor The artifact processor to remove
     */
    void removeArtifactProcessor(StAXArtifactProcessor<?> artifactProcessor);

    /**
     * Returns the processor associated with the given artifact type.
     *
     * @param artifactType An artifact type
     * @return The processor associated with the given artifact type
     */
    <T> StAXArtifactProcessor<T> getProcessor(Object artifactType);

    /**
     * Returns the processor associated with the given model type.
     *
     * @param modelType A model type
     * @return The processor associated with the given model type
     */
    <T> StAXArtifactProcessor<T> getProcessor(Class<T> modelType);
}