001    /*
002     * Copyright 2006 Stephen J. 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 javax.management.MXBean;
022    import javax.management.MBeanException;
023    
024    /** 
025     * Management interface to a content type handler.
026     *
027     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Management Library</a>
028     * @version 2.1.1
029     */
030     @MXBean
031    public interface ContentManager
032    {
033       /**
034        * Returns the artifact type identifier supported by the 
035        * content manager implementation.
036        * @return the artifact type
037        * @exception MBeanException if a JMX error occurs
038        */
039        String getType() throws MBeanException;
040    }