/*
 *  RapidMiner
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by Rapid-I and the contributors
 *
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 */
package com.rapidminer.repository;

import java.util.Collection;

import javax.swing.Action;

import com.rapidminer.operator.io.RepositorySource;

/** An entry in a repository. Can be either a folder or a data entry (leaf).
 *  This is either a view on the local file system or a view on a remote repository.
 * 
 * @author Simon Fischer
 *
 */
public interface Entry {

	/** Returns the name, the last part of the location. */
	public String getName();
	
	/** Returns a string describing the type: "folder", "data", "blob", or "process". */
	public String getType();
	
	/** Returns the user name of the owner. */
	public String getOwner();
	
	/** Returns a human readable description. */
	public String getDescription();
	
	/** Returns true if this entry cannot be written to. */
	public boolean isReadOnly();

	/** Changes the name of the entry. The entry stays in the same folder. 
	 * @throws RepositoryException */
	public boolean rename(String newName) throws RepositoryException;
	
	/** Needs to be implemented only for folders in the same repository. 
	 *  Moving between different repositories is implemented by 
	 *  {@link RepositoryManager#move(RepositoryLocation, Folder, com.rapidminer.tools.ProgressListener)}
	 *  using a sequence of copy and delete.
	 * @throws RepositoryException */
	public boolean move(Folder newParent) throws RepositoryException;
	
	/** Returns the folder containing this entry. */
	public Folder getContainingFolder();
	
	/** Subclasses can use this method to signal whether getting information
	 *  from this entry will block the current thread, e.g. because information must
	 *  be fetched over the network. */	
	public boolean willBlock();

	/** A location, that can be used, e.g. as a parameter in the {@link RepositorySource} or which can be used
	 *  to locate the entry using {@link RepositoryManager#resolve(String)}. */
	public RepositoryLocation getLocation();

	/** Deletes the entry and its contents from the repository. 
	 * @throws RepositoryException */
	public void delete() throws RepositoryException;

	/** Returns custom actions to be displayed in this entry's popup menu. */
	public Collection<Action> getCustomActions();
}