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[jalview.git] / src / jalview / datamodel / features / FeatureSourceI.java

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+package jalview.datamodel.features;
+
+public interface FeatureSourceI
+{
+  /**
+   * Answers a name for the feature source (not necessarily unique)
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  String getName();
+
+  /**
+   * Answers the 'long name' of an attribute given its id (short name or
+   * abbreviation), or null if not known
+   * 
+   * @param attributeId
+   * @return
+   */
+  String getAttributeName(String attributeId);
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the 'long name' of an attribute given its id (short name or
+   * abbreviation).
+   * 
+   * @param id
+   * @param name
+   */
+  void setAttributeName(String id, String name);
+
+  /**
+   * Answers the datatype of the attribute with given id, or null if not known
+   * 
+   * @param attributeId
+   * @return
+   */
+  FeatureAttributeType getAttributeType(String attributeId);
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the datatype of the attribute with given id
+   * 
+   * @param id
+   * @param type
+   */
+  void setAttributeType(String id, FeatureAttributeType type);
+}