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/*
 * Copyright © 2005-2008 GlobalMentor, Inc. 
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package io.guise.framework;

import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.URI;

import com.globalmentor.net.ResourceIOException;
import com.globalmentor.net.URIPath;

import io.urf.model.UrfResourceDescription;
import io.urf.vocab.content.Content;

/**
 * A navigation point that sets a resource description and/or contents.
 * @author Garret Wilson
 */
public interface ResourceWriteDestination extends Destination {

	/**
	 * Retrieves an output stream to the resource. The resource may include any of the following properties:
	 * 
	 * TODO add urf-name property to spec
	 * {@link Content#TYPE_PROPERTY_TAG}
	 * {@link Content#LENGTH_PROPERTY_TAG}
	 * {@link Content#MODIFIED_AT_PROPERTY_TAG}
	 * 
	 * @param resourceDescription The description of the resource.
	 * @param session The current Guise Session.
	 * @param navigationPath The navigation path relative to the application context path.
	 * @param bookmark The bookmark for this navigation path, or null if there is no bookmark involved in navigation.
	 * @param referrerURI The URI of the referring component or other entity with no query or fragment, or null if no referring URI is known.
	 * @return An output stream to the given resource.
	 * @throws NullPointerException if the given navigation path is null.
	 * @throws ResourceIOException Thrown if there is an error writing to the resource.
	 */
	public OutputStream getOutputStream(final UrfResourceDescription resourceDescription, final GuiseSession session, final URIPath navigationPath,
			final Bookmark bookmark, final URI referrerURI) throws ResourceIOException;

}