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package javax.xml.registry.infomodel;

import java.net.*;

import javax.xml.registry.*;

/**
 * ExtrinsicObjects provide metadata that describes submitted content whose 
 * type is not intrinsically known to the registry and therefore must be 
 * described by means of additional attributes (e.g., mime type).
 * 
 * Examples of content described by ExtrinsicObject include Collaboration 
 * Protocol Profiles (CPP), business process descriptions, and schemas.
 *
 * @author Farrukh S. Najmi   
 */
public interface ExtrinsicObject extends RegistryEntry {

    /**
     * Gets the mime type associated with this object. 
	 * Default is a NULL String. 
	 * 
     *
     * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
     *
	 * @return the mime type associated with this object
     * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
     *
     */
    String getMimeType() throws JAXRException;

    /**
     * Sets the mime type associated with this object. 
     *
     * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
     *
	 * @param mimeType	the mime type associated with this object
     * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
     *
     */
    void setMimeType(String mimeType) throws JAXRException;

    /**
     * Determines whether the ExtrinsicObject is opaque (not readable) by the registry operator.
     * 
     * In some situations, a Submitting Organization may submit content that is encrypted and not even readable by the registry. This attribute allows the registry to know whether this is the case. 
     *
     * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
     *
	 * @return true if the ExtrinsicObject is readable by the registry operator; false otherwise
     * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
     *
     */
    boolean isOpaque() throws JAXRException;

    /**
     * Sets whether the ExtrinsicObject is opaque (not readable) by the registry. 
     *
     * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
     *
	 * @param isOpaque	boolean value set to true if the ExtrinsicObject is readable by the registry operator; false otherwise
     * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
     *
     */
    void setOpaque(boolean isOpaque) throws JAXRException;

    /** 
	 * Gets the repository item for this object.
	 * Must not return null. 
	 *
	 * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
	 *
	 * @return the DataHandler for the repository item
	 * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
	 *
	 */
    public javax.activation.DataHandler getRepositoryItem() throws JAXRException;

    /** 
	 * Sets the repository item for this object.
	 * 
	 *
	 * 
Capability Level: 1  	 
	 *
	 * @param repositoryItem	the DataHandler for the repository item. Must not be null 
	 * @throws JAXRException	If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error
	 *
	 */
    public void setRepositoryItem(javax.activation.DataHandler repositoryItem) throws JAXRException;
}