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17 package org.apache.ldap.server.schema;
18
19
20 import org.apache.ldap.common.schema.ObjectClass;
21
22 import javax.naming.NamingException JavaDoc;
23 import java.util.Iterator JavaDoc;
24
25
26 /**
27  * ObjectClass registry service interface.
28  *
29  * @author <a HREF="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
30  * @version $Rev: 169198 $
31  */

32 public interface ObjectClassRegistry
33 {
34     /**
35      * Registers an ObjectClass with this registry.
36      *
37      * @param schema the name of the schema the ObjectClass is associated with
38      * @param objectClass the objectClass to register
39      * @throws NamingException if the ObjectClass is already registered or the
40      * registration operation is not supported
41      */

42     void register( String JavaDoc schema, ObjectClass objectClass ) throws NamingException JavaDoc;
43
44     /**
45      * Looks up an objectClass by its unique Object Identifier or by name.
46      *
47      * @param id the object identifier or name
48      * @return the ObjectClass instance for the id
49      * @throws NamingException if the ObjectClass does not exist
50      */

51     ObjectClass lookup( String JavaDoc id ) throws NamingException JavaDoc;
52
53     /**
54      * Gets the name of the schema this schema object is associated with.
55      *
56      * @param id the object identifier or the name
57      * @return the schema name
58      * @throws NamingException if the schema object does not exist
59      */

60     String JavaDoc getSchemaName( String JavaDoc id ) throws NamingException JavaDoc;
61
62     /**
63      * Checks to see if an objectClass exists.
64      *
65      * @param id the object identifier or name
66      * @return true if an objectClass definition exists for the id, false
67      * otherwise
68      */

69     boolean hasObjectClass( String JavaDoc id );
70
71     /**
72      * Gets an Iterator over the ObjectClasses within this ObjectClassRegistry.
73      *
74      * @return an iterator over all ObjectClasses in registry
75      */

76     Iterator JavaDoc list();
77 }
78
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