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package org.netbeans.api.xmi.sax;

import org.netbeans.api.xmi.XMIInputConfig;
import org.xml.sax.ContentHandler;
import javax.jmi.reflect.RefPackage;

/** XMI Content Handler.
 *
 * @author Martin Matula
 * @author Holger Krug
 * @author Brian Smith
 */
public abstract class XMIConsumer implements ContentHandler {
    /** Sets target extent.
     * @param extent Target package extent.
     */
    public abstract void setExtent(RefPackage extent);
    
    /** Returns the target package extent.
     * @return Target package extent.
     */
    public abstract RefPackage getExtent();
    
    /** Returns configuration object of this XMIConsumer. Any changes to the returned
     * object will have immediate effect on the XMIConsumer's configuration.
     */
    public abstract XMIInputConfig getConfiguration();
}