package org.codehaus.modello.core;

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import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Map;

import org.codehaus.modello.ModelloException;
import org.codehaus.modello.model.Model;
import org.codehaus.modello.model.ModelValidationException;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:trygvis@inamo.no">Trygve Laugst&oslash;l</a>
 */
public interface ModelloCore {
    String ROLE = ModelloCore.class.getName();

    MetadataPluginManager getMetadataPluginManager();

    Model loadModel(File file) throws IOException, ModelloException, ModelValidationException;

    Model loadModel(Reader reader) throws ModelloException, ModelValidationException;

    void saveModel(Model model, Writer writer) throws ModelloException;

    Model translate(Reader reader, String inputType, Map<String, Object> parameters)
            throws ModelloException, ModelValidationException;

    void generate(Model model, String outputType, Map<String, Object> parameters) throws ModelloException;
}
