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20 package org.apache.directory.server.schema.bootstrap;
21
22
23 /**
24 * Base schema interface.
25 *
26 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
27 * @version $Rev$
28 */
29 public interface Schema
30 {
31 /**
32 * Checks whether or not this schema is enabled or disabled.
33 *
34 * @return true if this schema is disabled, false otherwise
35 */
36 boolean isDisabled();
37
38 /**
39 * Gets the name of the owner of the schema objects within this
40 * Schema.
41 *
42 * @return the identifier for the owner of this set's objects
43 */
44 String getOwner();
45
46
47 /**
48 * Gets the name of the logical schema the objects of this Schema
49 * belong to: e.g. krb5-kdc may be the logical LDAP schema name.
50 *
51 * @return the name of the logical schema
52 */
53 String getSchemaName();
54
55
56 /**
57 * Gets the names of other schemas that the objects within this
58 * Schema depends upon.
59 *
60 * @return the String names of schema dependencies
61 */
62 String[] getDependencies();
63 }