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package netscape.jsdebug;

import netscape.util.Vector;
import netscape.security.ForbiddenTargetException;

/**
* Abstract class to represent entity capable of providing access to source text
*
* @author  John Bandhauer
* @version 1.0
* @since   1.0
*/
public abstract class SourceTextProvider
{
    public static SourceTextProvider getSourceTextProvider()  throws Exception 
    {
        return null;
    }
    /**
    * Return the vector of SourceTextItems. 
    * <p>
    * This is not liekly to be a copy. nor is it necessarily current
    */
    public abstract Vector           getSourceTextVector() throws ForbiddenTargetException;
    /**
    * Refresh the vector by whatever means to reflect any changes made in the 
    * underlying native system
    */
    public abstract void             refreshSourceTextVector();
    /**
    * Get the SourceText item for the given URL
    */
    public abstract SourceTextItem   findSourceTextItem( String url ) throws ForbiddenTargetException;
    /**
    * Load the SourceText item for the given URL
    * <p>
    * <B>This is not guaranteed to be implemented</B>
    */
    public abstract SourceTextItem   loadSourceTextItem( String url ) throws ForbiddenTargetException;
}