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package de.intarsys.pdf.app.action;

import de.intarsys.pdf.cos.COSName;

/**
 * A factory for action handler objects.
 * 
 * 

 * The action handler factory returns a registered handler for a given action
 * type.
 * 
 */
public interface IActionHandlerRegistry {
    /**
     * A collection of all registered {@link IActionHandler} instances.
     *
     * @return A collection of all registered {@link IActionHandler} instances.
     */
    IActionHandler[] getActionHandlers();

    /**
     * The {@link IActionHandler} for the specified {@code actionType}.
     *
     * @param actionType The type of action to be executed, for example /JavaScript
     * @return The {@link IActionHandler} able to process an action definition
     * of the specified type.
     */
    IActionHandler lookupActionHandler(COSName actionType);

    /**
     * Register an {@link IActionHandler}.
     *
     * @param handler The new handler
     */
    void registerActionHandler(IActionHandler handler);

    /**
     * Unregister an {@link IActionHandler}.
     *
     * @param handler The {@link IActionHandler} to be unregistered.
     */
    void unregisterActionHandler(IActionHandler handler);
}