ItemDataProvider.java

// Copyright 2013 Michel Kraemer
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package de.undercouch.citeproc;

import de.undercouch.citeproc.csl.CSLItemData;

/**
 * Retrieves citation items
 * @author Michel Kraemer
 */
public interface ItemDataProvider {
	/**
	 * Retrieve a citation item with a given ID
	 * @param id the item's unique ID
	 * @return the item
	 */
	CSLItemData retrieveItem(String id);
	
	/**
	 * @return an array of all item IDs this provider can serve
	 */
	String[] getIds();
}