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package org.apache.jetspeed.page.document;

/**
 * <p>
 * DocumentHandlerFactory
 * </p>
 * <p>
 *  Factory for generating <code>DocumentHandlers</code> for specific document types
 * </p>
 * @author <a href="mailto:weaver@apache.org">Scott T. Weaver</a>
 * @version $Id: DocumentHandlerFactory.java,v 1.2 2004/11/19 03:07:01 taylor Exp $
 *
 */
public interface DocumentHandlerFactory
{
    /**
     * 
     * <p>
     * getDocumentHandler
     * </p>     
     *
     * @param documentType document type to retreive a handler for.  Examples: .psml, .link
     * @return DocumentHanlder for the <code>documentType</code> indicated.  Never returns <code>null.</code>
     * @throws UnsupportedDocumentTypeException If no handler has been registered for the
     * <code>documentType</code> argument.
     */
    DocumentHandler getDocumentHandler(String documentType) throws UnsupportedDocumentTypeException;
    
    /**
     * 
     * <p>
     * getDocumentHandlerForPath
     * </p>
     *
     * @param documentPath
     * @return
     * @throws UnsupportedDocumentTypeException
     */
    DocumentHandler getDocumentHandlerForPath( String documentPath) throws UnsupportedDocumentTypeException;
    
    /**
     * 
     * <p>
     * addDocumentHandler
     * </p>
     *
     * @param documentHandler
     */
    void registerDocumentHandler(DocumentHandler documentHandler) throws DocumentTypeAlreadyRegisteredException;
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * getConstraintsEnabled
     * </p>
     *
     * @return enabled indicator
     */
    boolean getConstraintsEnabled();

    /**
     * <p>
     * setConstraintsEnabled
     * </p>
     *
     * @param enabled indicator
     */
    void setConstraintsEnabled(boolean enabled);

    /**
     * <p>
     * getPermissionsEnabled
     * </p>
     *
     * @return enabled indicator
     */
    boolean getPermissionsEnabled();

    /**
     * <p>
     * setPermissionsEnabled
     * </p>
     *
     * @param enabled indicator
     */
    void setPermissionsEnabled(boolean enabled);
}
