AttributableResourceProvider.java

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package org.apache.sling.api.resource;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * The attributes provider is an extensions of a {@link ResourceProvider}.
 * It allows to add attributes to the set of available attributes from a
 * resource resolver.
 *
 * This extension is supported for services directly implementing the
 * {@link ResourceProvider} interface and {@link ResourceProvider}s
 * returned through a {@link ResourceProviderFactory}.
 *
 * @see ResourceResolver#getAttribute(String)
 * @see ResourceResolver#getAttributeNames()
 *
 * @since 2.2 (Sling API Bundle 2.2.0)
 * @deprecated Use the {@link org.apache.sling.spi.resource.provider.ResourceProvider}
 */
@Deprecated
@ConsumerType
public interface AttributableResourceProvider extends ResourceProvider {

    /**
     * Returns a collection of attribute names whose value can be retrieved
     * calling the {@link #getAttribute(ResourceResolver, String)} method.
     *
     * @param resolver The resource resolver
     * @return A collection of attribute names or <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalStateException if this resource provider has already been
     *                               closed.
     */
    Collection<String> getAttributeNames(ResourceResolver resolver);

    /**
     * Returns the value of the given resource provider attribute or <code>null</code>
     * if the attribute is not set or not visible (as e.g. security
     * sensitive attributes).
     *
     * @param resolver The resource resolver
     * @param name
     *            The name of the attribute to access
     * @return The value of the attribute or <code>null</code> if the attribute
     *         is not set or not accessible.
     * @throws NullPointerException
     *             if <code>name</code> is <code>null</code>.
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if this resource provider has already been closed.
     */
    Object getAttribute(ResourceResolver resolver, String name);
}