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35
36 package org.exolab.castor.net;
37
38 /**
39 * An interface for URI handling
40 *
41 * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
42 * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
43 **/
44 public interface URIResolver {
45
46
47 /**
48 * Resolves the given href and documentBase. An implementation of this method should never return
49 * null. A URIException may be thrown instead.
50 *
51 * @return the URILocation for the URI. [not null]
52 */
53 public URILocation resolve(String href, String documentBase) throws URIException;
54
55
56 /**
57 * Resolves the given urn. An implementation of this method may return null if the URN could not
58 * be resolved.
59 *
60 * @return the URILocation for the URN
61 */
62 public URILocation resolveURN(String urn) throws URIException;
63
64 } // -- URIResolver