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1 /*
2  * @(#)IAttributeSet.java
3  *
4  * Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Matt Albrecht
5  * groboclown@users.sourceforge.net
6  * http://groboutils.sourceforge.net
7  *
8  * Part of the GroboUtils package at:
9  * http://groboutils.sourceforge.net
10  *
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12  * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
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17  *
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28  */
29 package net.sourceforge.groboutils.pmti.v1;
30
31  
32
33 /**
34  * Contains a queryable set of attribute name-value pairs associated with
35  * issue types. Implementations may have direct accessors for these
36  * attributes. Common attributes include: who reported the issue, a list
37  * of comments written about this issue, and a history of the changes the
38  * issue has gone through. All <tt>IAttributeSet</tt> implementations must be
39  * immutable, unless they also implement <tt>IEditableAttributeSet</tt>.
40  *
41  * @author Matt Albrecht <a HREF="mailto:groboclown@users.sourceforge.net">groboclown@users.sourceforge.net</a>
42  * @version $Date: 2003/02/10 22:51:54 $
43  * @since July 6, 2002
44  */
45 public interface IAttributeSet
46 {
47     /**
48      * Returns a list of all attributes.
49      */
50     public IAttribute[] getAttributes();
51     
52     
53     /**
54      *
55      */
56     public String JavaDoc[] getAttributeNames();
57     
58     
59     /**
60      * Finds the attribute for the given name.
61      *
62      * @return the attribute for the name, or <tt>null</tt> if no such
63      * attribute exists.
64      */
65     public IAttribute getAttribute( String JavaDoc name );
66 }
67
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