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package org.picketlink.common.parsers;

import org.picketlink.common.exceptions.ParsingException;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader;

/**
 * <p>
 * Interface to indicate the parser supports a particular namespace.
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>
 * This class needs to be moved to the security common project.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com
 * @since Feb 5, 2010
 */
public interface ParserNamespaceSupport {
    /**
     * Parse the event stream
     *
     * @param xmlEventReader
     * @return
     * @throws ParsingException
     */
    Object parse(XMLEventReader xmlEventReader) throws ParsingException;

    /**
     * Returns whether the parser supports parsing a particular namespace
     *
     * @param qname
     * @return
     */
    boolean supports(QName qname);
}