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+++ b/servlet/src/main/java/digilib/io/DocuDirent.java	Tue Apr 19 18:44:25 2011 +0200
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+package digilib.io;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import digilib.meta.MetadataMap;
+
+public interface DocuDirent extends Comparable<Object> {
+
+    /**
+     * Checks metadata and does something with it.
+     *  
+     */
+    public abstract void checkMeta();
+
+    /**
+     * gets the (default) File
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public abstract File getFile();
+
+    /**
+     * Reads meta-data for this Fileset if there is any.
+     *  
+     */
+    public abstract void readMeta();
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the file.
+     * 
+     * If this is a Fileset, the method returns the name of the default file
+     * (for image filesets the highest resolution file).
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public abstract String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the parent Directory.
+     * 
+     * @return DocuDirectory
+     */
+    public abstract Directory getParent();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the parent Directory.
+     * 
+     * @param parent
+     *            The parent to set
+     */
+    public abstract void setParent(Directory parent);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the meta-data for this file(set).
+     * 
+     * @return HashMap
+     */
+    public abstract MetadataMap getFileMeta();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the meta-data for this file(set) .
+     * 
+     * @param fileMeta
+     *            The fileMeta to set
+     */
+    public abstract void setFileMeta(MetadataMap fileMeta);
+
+    /**
+     * @return
+     */
+    public abstract boolean isMetaChecked();
+
+    /** Comparator using the file name.
+     * Compares to a String (for binarySearch)
+     * or to another DocuDirent (for sort)
+     * 
+     * @see java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    public abstract int compareTo(Object arg0);
+
+}
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