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 * Copyright (c) 2009, Harald Kuhr
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package com.alkacon.simapi.CmykJpegReader;

/**
 * Directory
 *
 * @author Harald Kuhr
 * @author last modified by $Author: haraldk$
 * @version $Id: Directory.java,v 1.0 Nov 11, 2009 4:20:58 PM haraldk Exp$
 */
public interface Directory extends Iterable {
    // TODO: Spec when more entries exist? Or make Entry support multi-values!?
    // For multiple entries with same id in directory, the first entry (using the order from the stream) will be returned
    Entry getEntryById(Object identifier);

    Entry getEntryByFieldName(String fieldName);

    // Iterator containing the entries in
    //Iterator getBestEntries(Object pIdentifier, Object pQualifier, String pLanguage);


    /// Collection-like API
    // TODO: addOrReplaceIfPresent... (trouble for multi-values)  Or mutable entries?
    // boolean replace(Entry pEntry)??
    // boolean contains(Object pIdentifier)?

    boolean add(Entry entry);

    boolean remove(Object entry); // Object in case we retro-fit Collection/Map..

    int size();
        
    boolean isReadOnly();
}