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package org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry;

/**
 * Interface for storing tool information for a portlet, control or controller
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Rapha雔 Luta</a>
 * @version $Id: ToolDescriptor.java,v 1.2 2004/02/23 03:11:39 jford Exp $
 */
public interface ToolDescriptor
{
    /** @return the name of the tool */
    public String getName();

    /** Sets the name for this tool
     * @param title the new name of the tool
     */
    public void setName( String name );

    /** @return the scope of this tool */
    public String getScope();

    /** Sets the scope of this tool.
     * The currently recognized scope are "request", "session", "persistent", "global"
     * @param scope the new scope of this tool
     */
    public void setScope( String scope );

    /** @return the clasname of this tool */
    public String getClassname();

    /** Sets the classname of this tool
     * @param classname the new classname of this tool
     */
    public void setClassname( String classname );
}