001    /**
002     * ===========================================================
003     * LibRepository : a free Java content repository access layer
004     * ===========================================================
005     *
006     * Project Info:  http://jfreereport.pentaho.org/librepository/
007     *
008     * (C) Copyright 2006, by Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
009     *
010     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
011     * of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
012     * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     *
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
015     * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
016     * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
017     *
018     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
019     * library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
020     * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
021     *
022     * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
023     * in the United States and other countries.]
024     *
025     * ------------
026     * NameGenerator.java
027     * ------------
028     * (C) Copyright 2006, by Pentaho Corporation.
029     */
030    
031    package org.jfree.repository;
032    
033    /**
034     * A name generator is a general service to generate unique names within
035     * an content location.
036     *
037     * @author Thomas Morgner
038     */
039    public interface NameGenerator
040    {
041      public String generateName (String nameHint, String mimeType)
042          throws ContentIOException;
043    }