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22 package org.jboss.metadata.spi;
23
24 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation JavaDoc;
25
26 /**
27  * MutableMetaData.
28  *
29  * @author <a HREF="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
30  * @version $Revision: 57133 $
31  */

32 public interface MutableMetaData
33 {
34    /**
35     * Add an annotation
36     *
37     * @param <T> the annotation type
38     * @param annotation the annotation
39     * @param annotationType the annotation type
40     * @return any previous annotation
41     */

42    <T extends Annotation JavaDoc> T addAnnotation(T annotation);
43
44    /**
45     * Remove an annotation
46     *
47     * @param <T> the annotation type
48     * @param annotationType the annotation type
49     * @return any previous annotation
50     */

51    <T extends Annotation JavaDoc> T removeAnnotation(Class JavaDoc<T> annotationType);
52
53    /**
54     * Add metaData
55     *
56     * @param <T> the metadata type
57     * @param metaData the meta data
58     * @param type the expected type
59     * @return any previous meta data
60     */

61    <T> T addMetaData(T metaData, Class JavaDoc<T> type);
62
63    /**
64     * Remove metaData
65     *
66     * @param <T> the metadata type
67     * @param type the meta data type
68     * @return any previous meta data
69     */

70    <T> T removeMetaData(Class JavaDoc<T> type);
71
72    /**
73     * Add metaData
74     *
75     * @param <T> the metadata type
76     * @param name the name
77     * @param metaData the meta data
78     * @param type the expected type
79     * @return any previous meta data
80     */

81    <T> T addMetaData(String JavaDoc name, T metaData, Class JavaDoc<T> type);
82
83    /**
84     * Remove metadata
85     *
86     * @param <T> the metadata type
87     * @param name the name of the meta data
88     * @param type the expected type of the metadata
89     * @return the metadata or null if not present
90     */

91    <T> T removeMetaData(String JavaDoc name, Class JavaDoc<T> type);
92 }
93
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