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package org.jboss.managed.api;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Fields.
 * 
 * TODO the fields names should be annotation class names (where relevant) when the annotations exist
 * @author Adrian Brock
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public interface Fields extends Serializable
{
   /** The name field name */
   String NAME = "name";

   /** The mapped name field name */
   String MAPPED_NAME = "mappedName";

   /** The description field name */
   String DESCRIPTION = "description";

   /** The meta type field name */
   String META_TYPE = "metaType";

   /** The value */
   String VALUE = "value";

   /** The legal values */
   String LEGAL_VALUES = "legalValues";

   /** The minimum value */
   String MINIMUM_VALUE = "minValue";

   /** The maximum value */
   String MAXIMUM_VALUE = "maxValue";

   /** The mandatory */
   String MANDATORY = "mandatory";
   
   /** The PropertyInfo info for the ManagedObject attachment */
   String PROPERTY_INFO = "propertyInfo";

   /** The annotations associated with the property */
   String ANNOTATIONS = "annotations";

   /** The attachment */
   String ATTACHMENT = "attachment";

   // TODO other standard fields here

   /**
    * Get a field with the given name
    * 
    * @param name the name
    * @return the field value
    */
   Serializable getField(String name);
   
   /**
    * Set a field with the given name
    * 
    * @param name the name
    * @param value the field value
    */
   void setField(String name, Serializable value);
}