ModifiableValueMap.java

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package org.apache.sling.api.resource;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * The <code>ModifiableValueMap</code> is an extension
 * of the {@link ValueMap} which allows to modify and
 * persist properties. All changes to this map are
 * stored in the transient layer of the resource resolver
 * or more precisely in the transient layer of the
 * resource provider managing this resource.
 * <p>
 * Once {@link ResourceResolver#commit()} is called, the
 * changes are finally persisted.
 * <p>
 * The modifiable value map is only changeable through
 * one of these methods
 * <ul>
 *  <li>{@link #put(Object, Object)}</li>
 *  <li>{@link #putAll(java.util.Map)}</li>
 *  <li>{@link #remove(Object)}</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * The map is not modifiable through the collections provided
 * by
 * <ul>
 *  <li>{@link #entrySet()}</li>
 *  <li>{@link #keySet()}</li>
 *  <li>{@link #values()}</li>
 * </ul>
 * And it can't be modified by these methods:
 * <ul>
 *  <li>{@link #clear()}</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 *
 * A modifiable value map should value {@link ResourceResolver#PROPERTY_RESOURCE_TYPE}
 * to set the resource type of a resource.
 * <p>
 * A modifiable value map must not support deep writes. A call of a modification method
 * with a path should result in an IllegalArgumentException.
 *
 * @since 2.2  (Sling API Bundle 2.2.0)
 */
@ConsumerType
public interface ModifiableValueMap extends ValueMap {

    // just a marker
}