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package org.apache.servicemix.jbi.management;

import javax.management.JMException;
import javax.management.MBeanAttributeInfo;
import javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo;

import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;

/**
 * An object to be managed can implement this class
 * to provide more meta infomation for the MBeanInfo
 *
 * @version $Revision: 375222 $
 */
public interface MBeanInfoProvider {
    
    /**
     * Get an array of MBeanAttributeInfo
     * @return array of AttributeInfos
     * @throws JMException
     */
    public MBeanAttributeInfo[] getAttributeInfos() throws JMException;
    
    /**
     * Get an array of MBeanOperationInfo
     * @return array of OperationInfos
     * @throws JMException
     */
    public MBeanOperationInfo[] getOperationInfos() throws JMException;
    
    /**
     * Get the Object to Manage
     * @return the Object to Manage
     */
    public Object getObjectToManage();
    
    /**
     * Get the name of the item
     * @return the name
     */
    public String getName();
    
    /**
     * Get the type of this mbean
     * @return the type
     */
    public String getType();
    
    /**
     * Get the type of this mbean
     * @return the type
     */
    public String getSubType();
    
    /**
     * Get the Description of the item
     * @return the description
     */
    public String getDescription();
    
    /**
     * Register for propertyChange events
     * @param l
     */
    public void setPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l);
    
    
    
}