    001    //$HeadURL: https://svn.wald.intevation.org/svn/deegree/base/branches/2.4_testing/src/org/deegree/framework/trigger/Trigger.java $
    002    /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    004     Copyright (C) 2001-2009 by:
    005       Department of Geography, University of Bonn
    006     and
    007       lat/lon GmbH
    008
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    020
    021     Contact information:
    022
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    027
    028     Department of Geography, University of Bonn
    029     Prof. Dr. Klaus Greve
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    033
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    035    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    036    package org.deegree.framework.trigger;
    037
    038    /**
    039     *
    040     *
    041     *
    042     * @version $Revision: 18195 $
    043     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
    044     * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
    045     *
    046     * @version 1.0. $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $
    047     *
    048     * @since 2.0
    049     */
    050    public interface Trigger {
    051
    052        /**
    053         * performs the action(s) defined by a concrete trigger. The returned value must have the same
    054         * structure as the passed parameter. A trigger may changes the values of the passed
    055         * parameter(s) but do not change their type or structure
    056         *
    057         * @param caller
    058         * @param values
    059         */
    060        public Object[] doTrigger( Object caller, Object... values );
    061
    062        /**
    063         * returns the name of the Trigger. The name starts with the name of the class Trigger is
    064         * assigend to followed by the method from where it is called followed by its 'specific' name;
    065         * e.g.<br>
    066         * org.deegree.enterprise.servlet.OGCServletController.doService.MyTrigger
    067         *
    068         * @return the name of the Trigger.
    069         */
    070        public String getName();
    071
    072        /**
    073         * sets the name of a Trigger
    074         *
    075         * @param name
    076         */
    077        public void setName( String name );
    078
    079    }