CSProperties.java

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package oms3.io;

import java.util.Map;

/** Comma separated properties
 *
 * @author Olaf David
 */
public interface CSProperties extends Map<String, Object> {

    /** Get the name of the propertyset
     * 
     * @return the name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Set the name
     * @param name
     */
    void setName(String name);

    /** Get the annotations for the propertyset.
     * 
     * @return the info for the propertyset.
     */
    Map<String, String> getInfo();

    /** Get the info for a property.
     * 
     * @param propertyName
     * @return the annotations for this property.
     */
    Map<String, String> getInfo(String propertyName);

    void setInfo(String propertyname, Map<String, String> info);

    public void putAll(CSProperties p);
}