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package org.apache.batik.css.parser;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.w3c.css.sac.CSSException;
import org.w3c.css.sac.LexicalUnit;
import org.w3c.css.sac.SACMediaList;
import org.w3c.css.sac.SelectorList;

/**
 * This class implements the {@link org.w3c.css.sac.Parser} interface plus a
 * set of custom methods.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:stephane@hillion.org">Stephane Hillion</a>
 * @version $Id: ExtendedParser.java 475685 2006-11-16 11:16:05Z cam $
 */
public interface ExtendedParser extends org.w3c.css.sac.Parser {
    
    /**
     * Parse a CSS style declaration (without '{' and '}').
     *
     * @param source The declaration.
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */
    void parseStyleDeclaration(String source) 
        throws CSSException, IOException;


    /**
     * Parse a CSS rule.
     *
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */
    void parseRule(String source) throws CSSException, IOException;
    
    /**
     * Parse a comma separated list of selectors.
     * 
     * 
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */    
    SelectorList parseSelectors(String source)
        throws CSSException, IOException;


    /**
     * Parse a CSS property value.
     * 
     * 
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */    
    LexicalUnit parsePropertyValue(String source)
        throws CSSException, IOException;

    
    /**
     * Parse a CSS media value.
     * 
     * 
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */    
    SACMediaList parseMedia(String mediaText)
        throws CSSException, IOException;

    /**
     * Parse a CSS priority value (e&#x2e;g&#x2e; "&#x21;important").
     * 
     * 
     * @exception CSSException Any CSS exception, possibly
     *            wrapping another exception.
     * @exception java.io.IOException An IO exception from the parser,
     *            possibly from a byte stream or character stream
     *            supplied by the application.
     */    
    boolean parsePriority(String source)
        throws CSSException, IOException;

}
