/*
* @(#)IAttributeSet.java
*
* Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Matt Albrecht
* groboclown@users.sourceforge.net
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*
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package net.sourceforge.groboutils.pmti.v1;
/**
* Contains a queryable set of attribute name-value pairs associated with
* issue types. Implementations may have direct accessors for these
* attributes. Common attributes include: who reported the issue, a list
* of comments written about this issue, and a history of the changes the
* issue has gone through. All <tt>IAttributeSet</tt> implementations must be
* immutable, unless they also implement <tt>IEditableAttributeSet</tt>.
*
* @author Matt Albrecht <a href="mailto:groboclown@users.sourceforge.net">groboclown@users.sourceforge.net</a>
* @version $Date: 2003/02/10 22:51:54 $
* @since July 6, 2002
*/
public interface IAttributeSet
{
/**
* Returns a list of all attributes.
*/
public IAttribute[] getAttributes();
/**
*
*/
public String[] getAttributeNames();
/**
* Finds the attribute for the given name.
*
* @return the attribute for the name, or <tt>null</tt> if no such
* attribute exists.
*/
public IAttribute getAttribute( String name );
}
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