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A library for configuration of applications and parameterization of objects. Settings can be provided in a configfile (file, url, stream), as arguments and programmatically, object parameters can be set using annotations or code. Both provide data type support, serialization, cloning, a help mechanism.

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package com.vectorprint.configuration;

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import com.vectorprint.configuration.observing.KeyValueObservable;
import com.vectorprint.configuration.observing.PrepareKeyValue;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This interface describes map enhancements for typing support, multiple value support, key based help and preparing keys and values before addition.
 *
 * @see KeyValueObservable
 * @author Eduard Drenth at VectorPrint.nl
 */
public interface EnhancedMap extends Map, Cloneable, Serializable {

        boolean getBooleanProperty(String key, Boolean defaultValue);

        Color getColorProperty(String key, Color defaultValue);

        double getDoubleProperty(String key, Double defaultValue);
        short getShortProperty(String key, Short defaultValue);
        char getCharProperty(String key, Character defaultValue);
        byte getByteProperty(String key, Byte defaultValue);
        short[] getShortProperties(String key, short[] defaultValue);
        char[] getCharProperties(String key, char[] defaultValue);
        byte[] getByteProperties(String key, byte[] defaultValue);

        float getFloatProperty(String key, Float defaultValue);

        int getIntegerProperty(String key, Integer defaultValue);

        long getLongProperty(String key, Long defaultValue);

        String getProperty(String key);

        String getProperty(String key, String defaultValue);

		  URL getURLProperty(String key, URL defaultValue) throws MalformedURLException;

        String[] getStringProperties(String key, String[] defaultValue);

		  URL[] getURLProperties(String key, URL[] defaultValue) throws MalformedURLException;

		  float[] getFloatProperties(String key, float[] defaultValue);

        double[] getDoubleProperties(String key, double[] defaultValue);

        int[] getIntegerProperties(String key, int[] defaultValue);

        long[] getLongProperties(String key, long[] defaultValue);

		  boolean[] getBooleanProperties(String key, boolean[] defaultValue);

        Color[] getColorProperties(String key, Color[] defaultValue);
		  Date getDateProperty(String key, Date defaultValue);
		  Date[] getDateProperties(String key, Date[] defaultValue);
		   T getGenericProperty(String key, T defaultValue, Class clazz);

        PropertyHelp getHelp(String key);

        Map getHelp();
		  
		  String printHelp();

        void listProperties(PrintStream ps);

        public void setHelp(Map h);

        public void addFromArguments(String[] args);

        public void addObserver(PrepareKeyValue observer);

        public EnhancedMap clone();
        
        /**
         * return a collection of keys not used sofar in the settings.
         * @return 
         */
        public Collection getUnusedKeys();

        /**
         * return a collection of keys not present in the settings, for which defaults where used instead.
         * @return 
         */
        public Collection getKeysNotPresent();

        /**
			* each set of properties is suggested to have a unique id
			* @return 
			*/
        String getId();
        
        List getCommentBeforeKey(String key);
        List getTrailingComment();
        EnhancedMap addCommentBeforeKey(String key, String comment);
        EnhancedMap addTrailingComment(String comment);
}