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package com.netscape.certsrv.property;

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

/**
 * 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<String> 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);
}