001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.util.xml.descriptor;
016    
017    import org.dom4j.Document;
018    import org.dom4j.Element;
019    
020    /**
021     * @author Jorge Ferrer
022     */
023    public interface XMLDescriptor {
024    
025            public boolean areEqual(Element el1, Element el2);
026    
027            public boolean canHandleType(String doctype, Document root);
028    
029            public boolean canJoinChildren(Element element);
030    
031            public String[] getRootChildrenOrder();
032    
033            public String[] getChildrenOrder(Element parentElement);
034    
035    }