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package org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry;

import java.util.Iterator;
import org.apache.jetspeed.util.MimeType;

/**
 * <P>
 * The <CODE>MimeTypeMap</CODE> interface represents a list that
 * stores all mimetypes a client supports. The mimetypes are stored
 * in decreasing order of importance. The very first mimetype is the
 * preferred mimetype of the client.
 * </P>
 *
 * @author <a href="shesmer@raleigh.ibm.com">Stephan Hesmer</a>
 * @author <a href="raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
 * @version $Id: MimetypeMap.java,v 1.3 2004/02/23 03:11:39 jford Exp $
 */
public interface MimetypeMap
{

    /**
     * Returns an enumeration of all mimetypes the client supports.
     *
     * @return an enumeration of all mimetypes
     */
    public Iterator getMimetypes();

    /**
     * Returns the preferred mimetype of the client.
     *
     * @return the preferred mimetype
     */
    public MimeType getPreferredMimetype();

    /**
     * Adds the given mimetype
     *
     * @param name   the name of the mimetype
     */
    public void addMimetype(String name);

    /**
     * Removes the given mimetype
     *
     * @param name   the mimetype to be removed
     */
    public void removeMimetype(String name);

}
