// DOMCatalogParser.java - An interface for reading catalog files

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package org.apache.xml.resolver.readers;

import org.apache.xml.resolver.Catalog;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * The DOMCatalogParser interface.
 *
 * <p>This interface must be implemented in order for a class to
 * participate as a parser for the DOMCatalogReader.
 *
 * @see Catalog
 * @see DOMCatalogReader
 *
 * @author Norman Walsh
 * <a href="mailto:Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM">Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM</a>
 *
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface DOMCatalogParser {
    /**
     * Parse a DOM node as a catalog entry.
     *
     * <p>This method is expected to analyze the specified node and
     * construct appropriate catalog entry(ies) from it.</p>
     *
     * @param catalog The catalog for which this node is being considered.
     * @param node The DOM Node from the catalog.
     */
    public void parseCatalogEntry(Catalog catalog, Node node);
}
