This is a checkpoint of metadata work. Nothing works, but it compiles.

git-svn-id: https://svn.alfresco.com/repos/alfresco-enterprise/alfresco/HEAD/root@5458 c4b6b30b-aa2e-2d43-bbcb-ca4b014f7261

source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/attributes/AttributeService.java

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * This provides services for reading, writing, and querying global attributes.
  * @author britt
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@ public interface AttributeService
      * @param name The name of the Attribute.
      */
     public void removeValue(String path);
-    
-    // TODO A query interface.
+
+    /**
+     * Query for a list of attributes which are contained in the container
+     * defined by the given path and meet the query criteria.
+     * @param path
+     * @param query
+     * @return A List of matching attributes.
+     */
+    public List<Object> query(String path, AttrQuery query);
 }