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package es.us.isa.bpmn.handler;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Interface of classes that import from and export to XML
 *
 * @author resinas
 * @author Edelia
 *
 */
public interface ModelHandler {

	/**
	 * Devuelve el id del proceso involucrado en el xml
	 * 
	 * @return Id del proceso
	 */
    @Deprecated
	public String getProcId();

    /**
     * Returns the id of the processes involved in the xml
     *
     * @return Processes id
     */
    public Collection getProcessId();

    /**
	 * Generate model instances from an XML stream
     * 
     * @param stream 
     * @throws Exception
     */
	public void load(InputStream stream) throws Exception;

	/**
	 * Saves model instances from an XML file
	 * 
	 * @param stream
	 */
	public void save(OutputStream stream);

    /**
     * Returns the element of the model with the given id
     * @param id
     * @return
     */
    Object getElement(String id);
}