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+// --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+//
+// (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+// --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
+package com.netscape.certsrv.property;
+
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides a standard way to describe
+ * a set of configuration parameters and its associated syntax.
+ * It provides programmatic methods for querying 
+ * template description.
+ * <p>
+ * A plugin, for example, can be described as a
+ * property template. 
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * @version $Revision$, $Date$
+ */
+public interface IConfigTemplate {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of configuration parameter names.
+     * 
+     * @return parameter names
+     */
+    public Enumeration getConfigNames();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the descriptors of configuration parameter.
+     *
+     * @param locale user locale
+     * @param name configuration parameter name
+     * @return descriptor
+     */
+    public IDescriptor getConfigDescriptor(Locale locale, String name);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets configuration parameter.
+     *
+     * @param name parameter name
+     * @param value parameter value
+     * @exception EPropertyException failed to set parameter
+     */
+    public void setConfig(String name, String value)
+        throws EPropertyException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves configuration parameter by name.
+     *
+     * @return parameter
+     */
+    public String getConfig(String name);
+}