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package com.adobe.cq.dam.cfm;

import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;
import org.apache.sling.api.adapter.Adaptable;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Implementations of this interface allow to access an element template through a
 * well-defined API, without needing to care about the underlying content structure.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface ElementTemplate extends Adaptable {

    /**
     * Gets the (technical) name of the represented content element.
     *
     * @return The name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Gets the (human-readable) title of the represented content element.
     *
     * @return The title
     */
    String getTitle();

    /**
     * Gets the data type of the element.
     *
     * @return the data type of the element
     * @since 1.1
     */
    @Nonnull
    DataType getDataType();

    /**
     * Gets the initial MIME type of the variation.
     *
     * This method must return a MIME type that is actually supported by the
     * implementation.
     *
     * @return The initial MIME type
     */
    @Nullable
    String getInitialContentType();

    /**
     * Gets the content type of the default content.
     *
     * If this method returns null, the implementation should consider this
     * as "undefined" rather than "empty". In such cases, it's the implementation's duty
     * to provide a sensible default content. Could (for example) be an empty string for
     * plain text content or <p>&nbsp;</p> for HTML content.
     *
     * @return The default content; if null, a sensible default content has to be provided
     *         by the implementation
     */
    @Nullable
    String getDefaultContent();

}