ConfigFile.java

/*
 *  Copyright 2004-2006 Stefan Reuter
 *
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.asteriskjava.config;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * An Asterisk configuration file.
 *
 * @author srt
 * @version $Id: ConfigFile.java 992 2008-03-08 23:31:13Z srt $
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public interface ConfigFile
{
    /**
     * Returns the filename.
     *
     * @return the filename, for example "voicemail.conf".
     */
    String getFilename();

    /**
     * Returns the lines per category.
     *
     * @return the lines per category.
     */
    Map<String, List<String>> getCategories();

    String getValue(String category, String key);

    List<String> getValues(String category, String key);
}