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package org.jboss.metadata.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * MutableMetaData.
 * 
 * @author Adrian Brock
 * @version $Revision: 60565 $
 */
public interface MutableMetaData
{
   /**
    * Add an annotation
    * 
    * @param  the annotation type
    * @param annotation the annotation
    * @return any previous annotation
    */
    T addAnnotation(T annotation);

   /**
    * Remove an annotation
    * 
    * @param  the annotation type
    * @param annotationType the annotation type
    * @return any previous annotation
    */
    T removeAnnotation(Class annotationType);

   /**
    * Add metaData
    * 
    * @param  the metadata type
    * @param metaData the meta data
    * @param type the expected type
    * @return any previous meta data
    */
    T addMetaData(T metaData, Class type);

   /**
    * Remove metaData
    * 
    * @param  the metadata type
    * @param type the meta data type
    * @return any previous meta data
    */
    T removeMetaData(Class type);

   /**
    * Add metaData
    *
    * @param  the metadata type
    * @param name the name
    * @param metaData the meta data
    * @param type the expected type
    * @return any previous meta data
    */
    T addMetaData(String name, T metaData, Class type);

   /**
    * Remove metadata
    * 
    * @param  the metadata type
    * @param name the name of the meta data
    * @param type the expected type of the metadata
    * @return the metadata or null if not present
    */
    T removeMetaData(String name, Class type);
}