001/* 002 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and 003 * Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in compliance with the 004 * License. 005 * 006 * You can obtain a copy of the License at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. See the License for the 007 * specific language governing permission and limitations under the License. 008 * 009 * When distributing Covered Software, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file and include 010 * the License file at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, add the following below the CDDL 011 * Header, with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying 012 * information: "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]". 013 * 014 * Copyright 2016 ForgeRock AS. 015 */ 016package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.schema; 017 018import java.util.List; 019import java.util.Map; 020 021/** 022 * Interface for schema elements. 023 */ 024public interface SchemaElement { 025 026 /** 027 * Returns the description of this schema element, or the empty string if it does not have a description. 028 * 029 * @return The description of this schema element, or the empty string if it does not have a description. 030 */ 031 String getDescription(); 032 033 /** 034 * Returns an unmodifiable map containing all of the extra properties associated with this schema element. 035 * 036 * @return An unmodifiable map containing all of the extra properties associated with this schema element. 037 */ 038 Map<String, List<String>> getExtraProperties(); 039 040}