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package com.netscape.certsrv.profile;

import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Locale;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IConfigStore;
import com.netscape.certsrv.property.EPropertyException;
import com.netscape.certsrv.property.IConfigTemplate;
import com.netscape.certsrv.property.IDescriptor;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequest;

/**
 * This interface represents a input policy which
 * provides information on how to create the
 * end-user enrollment page.
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IProfileInput extends IConfigTemplate {

    /**
     * Initializes this default policy.
     *
     * @param profile owner of this input
     * @param config configuration store
     * @exception EProfileException failed to initialize
     */
    public void init(IProfile profile, IConfigStore config)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Returns configuration store.
     *
     * @return configuration store
     */
    public IConfigStore getConfigStore();

    /**
     * Populates the request with this policy default.
     *
     * @param ctx profile context
     * @param request request
     * @exception EProfileException failed to populate
     */
    public void populate(IProfileContext ctx, IRequest request)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Retrieves the localizable name of this policy.
     *
     * @param locale user locale
     * @return localized input name
     */
    public String getName(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Retrieves the localizable description of this policy.
     *
     * @param locale user locale
     * @return localized input description
     */
    public String getText(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Retrieves a list of names of the property.
     *
     * @return a list of property names
     */
    public Enumeration<String> getValueNames();

    /**
     * Retrieves the descriptor of the given value
     * property by name.
     *
     * @param locale user locale
     * @param name property name
     * @return descriptor of the property
     */
    public IDescriptor getValueDescriptor(Locale locale, String name);

    /**
     * Retrieves value from the request.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @param locale user locale
     * @param request request
     * @exception EProfileException failed to get value
     */
    public String getValue(String name, Locale locale, IRequest request)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Sets the value of the given property by name.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @param locale user locale
     * @param request request
     * @param value value
     * @exception EProfileException failed to get value
     */
    public void setValue(String name, Locale locale, IRequest request,
            String value) throws EPropertyException;
}