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027package com.unboundid.directory.sdk.common.internal;
028
029
030
031import java.util.List;
032import java.util.Map;
033
034import com.unboundid.util.NotExtensible;
035import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
036import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
037
038
039
040/**
041 * This interface is used to mark extensions which may provide examples that
042 * demonstrate how they are intended to be used.
043 */
044@NotExtensible()
045@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
046public interface ExampleUsageProvider
047       extends Configurable
048{
049  /**
050   * Retrieves a map containing examples of configurations that may be used for
051   * this extension.  The map key should be a list of sample arguments, and the
052   * corresponding value should be a description of the behavior that will be
053   * exhibited by the extension when used with that configuration.
054   *
055   * @return  A map containing examples of configurations that may be used for
056   *          this extension.  It may be {@code null} or empty if there should
057   *          not be any example argument sets.
058   */
059  Map<List<String>,String> getExamplesArgumentSets();
060}