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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2000-2001,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    * 
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    * 
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14   * limitations under the License.
15   */
16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry;
18  
19  import java.util.Iterator;
20  import org.apache.jetspeed.util.MimeType;
21  
22  /***
23   * <P>
24   * The <CODE>MimeTypeMap</CODE> interface represents a list that
25   * stores all mimetypes a client supports. The mimetypes are stored
26   * in decreasing order of importance. The very first mimetype is the
27   * preferred mimetype of the client.
28   * </P>
29   *
30   * @author <a href="shesmer@raleigh.ibm.com">Stephan Hesmer</a>
31   * @author <a href="raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
32   * @version $Id: MimetypeMap.java,v 1.3 2004/02/23 03:11:39 jford Exp $
33   */
34  public interface MimetypeMap
35  {
36  
37      /***
38       * Returns an enumeration of all mimetypes the client supports.
39       *
40       * @return an enumeration of all mimetypes
41       */
42      public Iterator getMimetypes();
43  
44      /***
45       * Returns the preferred mimetype of the client.
46       *
47       * @return the preferred mimetype
48       */
49      public MimeType getPreferredMimetype();
50  
51      /***
52       * Adds the given mimetype
53       *
54       * @param name   the name of the mimetype
55       */
56      public void addMimetype(String name);
57  
58      /***
59       * Removes the given mimetype
60       *
61       * @param name   the mimetype to be removed
62       */
63      public void removeMimetype(String name);
64  
65  }