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  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package org.kuali.rice.core.impl.impex.xml;

 import java.io.IOException;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.impex.xml.XmlDocCollection;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.framework.impex.xml.XmlLoader;

 /**

  * A service which is responsible for digesting (by delegating to other target services)

  * an xml document loaded at runtime. It exists so that we can apply Spring's automagical

  * transactioning.  Ordering of invocations with respect to service dependencies is the

  * caller's responsibility.

  * Pipeline:<br/>

  * <ol>

  *   <li>Acquisition: <code>XmlPollerService</code>, <i>Struts upload action</i></li>

  *   <li>Ingestion: XmlIngesterService</li>

  *   <li>Digestion: XmlDigesterService</li>

  * </ol>

  * @see org.kuali.rice.core.api.impex.xml.batch.XmlIngesterService

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface XmlDigesterService {

     /**

      * Digests an XmlDoc.  Workflow User is passed to XmlLoader and the content is routing in a document

      * as that user if the loader supports it.

      *

      * @param xmlLoader

      * @param xmlDocCollection

      * @param principalId

      * @throws IOException

      */

     public void digest(XmlLoader xmlLoader, XmlDocCollection xmlDocCollection, String principalId) throws IOException;

 }