package com.dbxml.db.core.extension;

/*
 * dbXML - Native XML Database
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2004  The dbXML Group, L.L.C.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 *
 * $Id: Extension.java,v 1.2 2004/02/12 00:17:57 bradford Exp $
 */

import com.dbxml.db.core.Collection;
import com.dbxml.util.Configurable;

/**
 * Extension is an interface used to identify a class as a being a dbXML
 * extension.  An Extension is an object that is designed specifically
 * to extend or refine access to a dbXML Collection.
 */

public interface Extension extends Configurable {
   /**
    * getName returns the name of this Extension.
    *
    * @return the Extension name
    */
   String getName();

   /**
    * setCollection sets the Collection context for this Extension.
    *
    * @param collection The Collection
    */
   void setCollection(Collection collection);

   /**
    * getCollection returns the Collection context for this
    * Extension.
    *
    * @return The Collection
    */
   Collection getCollection();
}

