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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRGenericElementType;

/**
 * A bundle of {@link GenericElementHandler generic element handlers} that share
 * the same namespace.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Such a bundle can contain handlers for several generic element types, each
 * having a unique name.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @see JRGenericElementType
 */
public interface GenericElementHandlerBundle
{

	/**
	 * Returns the namespace of this bundle.
	 * 
	 * @return the bundle namespace
	 */
	String getNamespace();
	
	/**
	 * Returns a generic element handler for a element type name and an
	 * exporter key.
	 * 
	 * @param elementName the element type name
	 * @param exporterKey the exporter key
	 * @return a generic element handler for the combination
	 */
	GenericElementHandler getHandler(String elementName, 
			String exporterKey);

}
