ResourceType.java

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 * Contributors:
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package org.nuxeo.ecm.webengine.model;

import java.util.Set;

import org.nuxeo.ecm.webengine.scripting.ScriptFile;
import org.nuxeo.ecm.webengine.security.Guard;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
 *
 */
public interface ResourceType {

    String ROOT_TYPE_NAME = "*";

    void flushCache();

    Guard getGuard();

    String getName();

    boolean isDerivedFrom(String type);

    Class<? extends Resource> getResourceClass();

    <T extends Resource> T newInstance();

    ResourceType getSuperType();

    Set<String> getFacets();

    boolean hasFacet(String facet);

    /**
     * Gets a view for this type in the context of the given module.
     */
    ScriptFile getView(Module module, String name);

    boolean isEnabled(Resource ctx);

}