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package fedora.oai;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Set;
/**
*
* Title: Header.java
* Description: Describes a record in the repository with the
* associated item identifier, record datestamp, item set membership, and
* record deletion indicator.
*
* @author [email protected]
* @version $Id: Header.java 3965 2005-04-21 12:52:40Z rlw $
* @see
* http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/openarchivesprotocol.htm#Record
*/
public interface Header {
/**
* Get the unique identifier of the item.
*/
public abstract String getIdentifier();
/**
* Get the date of creation, modification or deletion of the record (in UTC)
* for the purpose of selective harvesting.
*/
public abstract Date getDatestamp();
/**
* Get a (possibly empty) Set of Strings indicating the repository 'set'
* membership of the item, for the purpose of selective harvesting.
*/
public abstract Set getSetSpecs();
/**
* Tells whether the record is currently available.
*
* This should only return false if the repository supports deletions.
*/
public abstract boolean isAvailable();
}