1 /*
2 * XNap - A P2P framework and client.
3 *
4 * See the file AUTHORS for copyright information.
5 *
6 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation.
9 *
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18 */
19
20 package org.xnap.search;
21
22 /***
23 * Defines the requirements for classes that provide media type.
24 *
25 * Classes implementing this interface should also implement {@link
26 * java.io.Serializable} to be saved in a search history.
27 */
28 public interface MediaType
29 {
30
31 //--- Constant(s) ---
32
33 //--- Method(s) ---
34
35 /***
36 * Returns the name of the media type that is shown to the user.
37 */
38 String getName();
39
40 /***
41 * Returns the realm. This can be "anything", "audio", "video"...
42 */
43 String getRealm();
44
45 /***
46 * Returns true if <code>filename</code> is of this media type.
47 */
48 boolean matches(String filename);
49
50 }