001    /*
002     * Copyright 2006 Stephen McConnell.
003     *
004     * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
005     * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed  under the  License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF ANY KIND, either  express  or
013     * implied.
014     *
015     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016     * limitations under the License.
017     */
018    
019    package net.dpml.transit;
020    
021    import java.io.IOException;
022    import java.net.URLConnection;
023    
024    import net.dpml.transit.ContentManager;
025    
026    /**
027     * Abstract base class for artifact content handler.
028     *
029     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Management Laboratory</a>
030     * @version 2.0.1
031     */
032    public abstract class ContentHandler extends java.net.ContentHandler
033    {
034       /**
035        * Returns the type tha the content handler supports.
036        * @return the content type name
037        */
038        public abstract String getType();
039        
040    }