/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package org.alfresco.repo.dictionary;

import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespacePrefixResolver;


/**
 * Namespace DAO Interface.
 * 
 * This DAO is responsible for retrieving and creating Namespace definitions.
 * 
 * @author David Caruana
 */
public interface NamespaceDAO extends NamespacePrefixResolver
{
    /**
     * Add a namespace URI
     * 
     * @param uri the namespace uri to add
     */
    public void addURI(String uri);

    /**
     * Remove the specified URI
     * 
     * @param uri the uri to remove
     */
    public void removeURI(String uri);

    /**
     * Add a namespace prefix
     * 
     * @param prefix the prefix
     * @param uri the uri to prefix
     */    
    public void addPrefix(String prefix, String uri);

    /**
     * Remove a namspace prefix
     * 
     * @param prefix the prefix to remove
     */
    public void removePrefix(String prefix);
    
    /**
     * Initialise Namespaces
     */
    public void init();
    
    public void afterDictionaryInit();
    
    /**
     * Destroy Namespaces
     */
    public void destroy();
    
    /**
     * Register with the Dictionary
     */
    public void registerDictionary(DictionaryDAO dictionaryDAO);
}