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package org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.bind;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavResource;

public interface BindableResource {

    /**
     * Will add a new binding to the given collection referencing this resource.
     *
     * @param collection the collection to create the new binding in.
     * @param newBinding the new binding
     */
    public void bind(DavResource collection, DavResource newBinding) throws DavException;

    /**
     * Will rebind the resource to the given collection. By definition, this is
     * an atomic move operation.
     *
     * @param collection the collection to create the new binding in.
     * @param newBinding the new binding
     */
    public void rebind(DavResource collection, DavResource newBinding) throws DavException;

    /**
     * Will retrieve a collection of parent elements of the bindable resource
     * representing the parent set.
     *
     * @return newBinding the new binding
     */
    public Set getParentElements();
}