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package org.metafacture.metamorph.api;
/**
* Base interface for all classes in Metamorph which emit name-value pairs.
*
* @author Markus Michael Geipel
* @author Christoph Böhme
*
*/
public interface NamedValueSource extends KnowsSourceLocation {
/**
* Connects a source of named values to a receiver of named values.
*
* Users should not call this method to connect sources and
* receivers but rather call
* {@link NamedValueReceiver#addNamedValueSource}.
*
* @param receiver receiver of the named-values from this source.
*/
void setNamedValueReceiver(NamedValueReceiver receiver);
}