// This Source Code is in the Public Domain per: http://litesoft.org/License.txt
package org.litesoft.aokeyhole.persist;

import org.litesoft.aokeyhole.objects.*;

public interface ObjectReader
{
    String getType();

    String getName();

    String getParent();

    String[] getNotes();

    ParseException unrecognizedType( String pMessage );

    /**
     * Get the first/next PropertyReader.
     * <p/>
     * Note: All Properties MUST be read before any Attributes are read!
     *
     * @return a PropertyReader or null if no more are available
     */
    PropertyReader nextProperty();

    /**
     * Get the first/next AttributeReader.
     * <p/>
     * Note: All Properties MUST be read before any Attributes are read!
     *
     * @return a AttributeReader or null if no more are available
     */
    AttributeReader nextAttribute();
}