Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.data;

/**

 * <p>This interface defines and contents the parameters needed 

 * to build data sources. To register a new data source we need 

 * a class to use it (this class must implements DataStore interface) 

 * and the class to use the parameters (that must implements this 

 * interface)</p>

 * <br>

 * <p>This interface only needs a name of the data source type. 

 * Remainder parameters depends of linked DataStore and with it 

 * a new DataStore must be created.</p>

 * 

 * @author

 *

 */

import com.iver.utiles.XMLEntity;

import com.iver.utiles.XMLEntity;

public interface DataStoreParameters {

        public String getDataStoreName();

        public boolean isValid();

        public String getDescription();

        public XMLEntity getXMLEntity();

        public void loadFromXMLEntity(XMLEntity xmlEntity)

                        throws InitializeException;

        public DataStoreParameters cloneParameters() throws InitializeException;

}