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34 package info.magnolia.cms.i18n;
35
36 import java.util.Iterator;
37 import java.util.Locale;
38
39
40 /**
41 * @author Philipp Bracher
42 * @version $Revision: 32667 $ ($Author: gjoseph $)
43 */
44 public interface Messages {
45
46 /**
47 * @return current locale
48 */
49 public Locale getLocale();
50
51 /**
52 * If no basename is provided this method returns DEFAULT_BASENAME.
53 * @return current basename
54 */
55 public String getBasename();
56
57 /**
58 * Get the message from the bundle.
59 * @param key the key
60 * @return message
61 */
62 public String get(String key);
63
64 /**
65 * Replace the {n} parameters in the string.
66 * @see java.text.MessageFormat#format(String, Object...)
67 */
68 public String get(String key, Object[] args);
69
70 /**
71 * You can provide a default value if the key is not found.
72 * @param key key
73 * @param defaultMsg the default message
74 * @return the message
75 */
76 public String getWithDefault(String key, String defaultMsg);
77
78 /**
79 * With default value and replacement strings
80 * @param key key
81 * @param args replacement strings
82 * @param defaultMsg default message
83 * @return message
84 */
85 public String getWithDefault(String key, Object[] args, String defaultMsg);
86
87 /**
88 * Iterate over the keys
89 * @return iterator
90 */
91 public Iterator keys();
92
93 /**
94 * Reload the messages
95 * @throws Exception
96 */
97 public void reload() throws Exception;
98
99 }