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package org.gvsig.vectorediting.lib.spi;

import org.gvsig.fmap.mapcontext.rendering.symbols.ISymbol;

import org.gvsig.tools.service.spi.ProviderManager;

import org.gvsig.vectorediting.lib.api.EditingServiceInfo;

import org.gvsig.vectorediting.lib.api.exceptions.ServiceInformationException;

/**

 *

 * Manager the registration of {@link EditingProviderFactory} objects and the

 * creation of Providers. Moreover, offers service info about services and

 * utility methods.

 *

 * @author llmarques

 * @version $Id$

 */

public interface EditingProviderManager extends ProviderManager {

    /**

     * Gets read only information about a service such as if creates new

     * geometries, name, description, supported types, mouse icon, parameters

     * and

     * information about its parameters.

     *

     * @param serviceName

     *            service name to get the service information

     * @return An <code>EditingServiceInfo</code> object that contains the

     *         information. {@link EditingServiceInfo}.

     * @throws ServiceInformationException

     *             if there is an error getting

     *             information of service.

     */

    public EditingServiceInfo getServiceInfo(String name)

        throws ServiceInformationException;

    /**

     * Utility method used by providers to register icons. Use png files.

     *

     * @param group

     *            of icon. Use vectorediting-tools.

     * @param name

     *            of icon.

     * @param loader

     *            classloader of provider.

     * @param provider

     *            of icon

     */

    public void registerIcon(String group, String name, ClassLoader loader,

        String provider);

    /**

    * Register a symbol in a symbol's map with name as key

    *

    * @param name

    * @param symbol

    */

   public void registerSymbol(String name, ISymbol symbol);

   /**

   *

   * @param name

   * @param symbol

   */

  public ISymbol getSymbol(String name);

}