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package org.openecard.gui.definition;
/**
* Base interface every info unit must implement.
* This interface defines the type and ID portions of user consent elements.
*
* @author Tobias Wich <tobias.wich@ecsec.de>
*/
public interface InfoUnit {
/**
* Get type of info unit.
*
* @return The type of this element.
*/
InfoUnitElementType type();
/**
* Get ID of the info unit.
* The id must be unique per step.
*
* @return The ID of this step.
*/
String getID();
/**
* Set ID of the info unit.
* The id must be unique per step.
*
* @param id The ID of this step.
*/
void setID(String id);
/**
* Copy the content of the given info unit to this instance.
* Both instances must have the same type. If the types differ, a warning is logged and
* the copy is not performed.
*
* @param origin InfoUnit to copy from.
*/
void copyContentFrom(final InfoUnit origin);
}