001/*
002 * This library is part of OpenCms -
003 * the Open Source Content Management System
004 *
005 * Copyright (c) Alkacon Software GmbH & Co. KG (http://www.alkacon.com)
006 *
007 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011 *
012 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
015 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
016 *
017 * For further information about Alkacon Software GmbH & Co. KG, please see the
018 * company website: http://www.alkacon.com
019 *
020 * For further information about OpenCms, please see the
021 * project website: http://www.opencms.org
022 *
023 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
024 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
025 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
026 */
027
028package org.opencms.repository;
029
030/**
031 * This class represents items in the repository interface. That can be
032 * files or folders (collections). <p>
033 *
034 * @since 6.2.4
035 */
036public interface I_CmsRepositoryItem {
037
038    /**
039     * Returns the content of this item as a byte array.<p>
040     *
041     * @return the content of this item as a byte array
042     */
043    byte[] getContent();
044
045    /**
046     * Returns the length of the content of this item.<p>
047     *
048     * @return the content length of this item as long
049     */
050    long getContentLength();
051
052    /**
053     * Returns the date of the creation of this item.<p>
054     *
055     * @return the creation date if this item as long.
056     */
057    long getCreationDate();
058
059    /**
060     * Returns the date of the last modification of this item.<p>
061     *
062     * @return the last modification date of the item as long
063     */
064    long getLastModifiedDate();
065
066    /**
067     * Returns the mime type of this item.<p>
068     *
069     * @return the mime type of this item
070     */
071    String getMimeType();
072
073    /**
074     * Returns the name of this item.<p>
075     *
076     * @return the name of this item
077     */
078    String getName();
079
080    /**
081     * Checks if this item is a collection.<p>
082     *
083     * @return true if this item is a collection otherwise false
084     */
085    boolean isCollection();
086
087}