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package org.picketlink.idm.spi.configuration.metadata;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Configuration of IdentityRepository
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:boleslaw.dawidowicz at redhat.com">Boleslaw Dawidowicz</a>
 * @version : 0.1 $
 */
public interface IdentityRepositoryConfigurationMetaData
{
   /**
    * @return id
    */
   String getId();

   /**
    * @return class name of IdentityStoreRepository implementation
    */
   String getClassName();

   /**
    * @return extenal configuration file
    */
   String getExternalConfig();

   /**
    * @return id of the default IdentityStore
    */
   String getDefaultIdentityStoreId();

   /**
    * @return id of the default AttributeStore
    */
   String getDefaultAttributeStoreId();

   /**
    * @return configuration meta data of IdentityStore mappings
    */
   List<IdentityStoreMappingMetaData> getIdentityStoreToIdentityObjectTypeMappings();

   /**
    * @return options
    */
   Map<String, List<String>> getOptions();

   /**
    * @param optionName
    * @return values of a given option
    */
   List<String> getOption(String optionName);

   /**
    * @param optionName
    * @return single (first) value of a given option
    */
   String getOptionSingleValue(String optionName);
}
