QuasiParameterised.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.osgi.quasi;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * {@link QuasiParameterised} provides access to the attributes and directives of a header.
 * <p />
 * 
 * <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
 * 
 * Implementations of this class must be thread safe.
 * 
 */
public interface QuasiParameterised {

    /**
     * Returns the directives for a header.
     * 
     * @return a map containing the directives
     */
    Map<String, Object> getDirectives();

    /**
     * Returns the attributes for a header.
     * 
     * @return a map containing the attributes
     */
    Map<String, Object> getAttributes();

}