001/*
002 *  Copyright 2012 Anyware Services
003 *
004 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014 *  limitations under the License.
015 */
016package org.ametys.web.repository.content;
017
018import org.ametys.cms.repository.Content;
019import org.ametys.cms.repository.TaggableAmetysObject;
020import org.ametys.plugins.repository.AmetysRepositoryException;
021import org.ametys.plugins.repository.RemovableAmetysObject;
022import org.ametys.web.repository.ModifiableSiteAwareAmetysObject;
023
024/**
025 * Interface representing a shared content (content referencing another content).
026 */
027public interface SharedContent extends WebContent, TaggableAmetysObject, ModifiableSiteAwareAmetysObject, RemovableAmetysObject
028{
029    
030    /**
031     * Get the initial content.
032     * @return the initial content, can be null if the initial content was removed.
033     * @throws AmetysRepositoryException if an error occurs.
034     */
035    Content getInitialContent() throws AmetysRepositoryException;
036    
037}