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package org.apache.uima.collection.metadata;

import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject;

/**
 * An object that holds configuration that is part of the CPE descriptor. It provides the means of
 * configuring CPE Collection Reader Iterator.
 */
public interface CpeCollectionReaderIterator extends MetaDataObject {
  /**
   * @return Descriptor
   */
  CpeComponentDescriptor getDescriptor();

  /**
   * Associate Descriptor with the Collection Reader Iterator
   * 
   * @param descriptor
   *          the component descriptor
   */
  void setDescriptor(CpeComponentDescriptor descriptor);

  /**
   * @return override parameters. These override parameters in the Collection Reader component
   *         descriptor.
   */
  CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings getConfigurationParameterSettings();

  /**
   * Set parameters that will override params defined in the Collection Reader component descriptor.
   * 
   * @param settings
   *          the configuration parameter settings
   */
  void setConfigurationParameterSettings(CasProcessorConfigurationParameterSettings settings);

  CpeSofaMappings getSofaNameMappings();

  /**
   * Set Sofa Name Mappings
   * 
   * @param mappings
   *          the sofa mappings
   */
  void setSofaNameMappings(CpeSofaMappings mappings);

}
