package com.c2kernel.collection;
import com.c2kernel.common.ObjectNotFoundException;
import com.c2kernel.entity.C2KLocalObject;
import com.c2kernel.lookup.ItemPath;
import com.c2kernel.utils.CastorHashMap;

/**
 * @version $Revision: 1.13 $ $Date: 2004/05/14 15:39:39 $
 * @author  $Author: abranson $
 */
public interface Collection<E extends CollectionMember> extends C2KLocalObject
{
    public static final short EMPTY = -1;

    public int getCounter();

    public void setCounter(int count);

    public int size();

    public void setMembers(CollectionMemberList<E> newMembers);

    public CollectionMemberList<E> getMembers();

    public E addMember(ItemPath itemPath, CastorHashMap props, String classProps) throws MembershipException;

    public E addMember(ItemPath itemPath) throws MembershipException;

    public void removeMember(int memberId) throws MembershipException;

    public E getMember(int memberId) throws ObjectNotFoundException;

}