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package org.apache.uima.collection.metadata;

import org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject;

/**
 * An object that holds configuration that is part of the CPE descriptor. It provides the means of
 * configuring environment variables used when launching local CasProcessors.
 * 
 * 
 */
public interface CasProcessorRuntimeEnvParam extends MetaDataObject {
  /**
   * Sets a name for new parameter
   * 
   * @param aEnvParamName -
   *          param name
   * @throws CpeDescriptorException tbd
   */
  public void setEnvParamName(String aEnvParamName) throws CpeDescriptorException;

  /**
   * Returns a name of parameter
   * 
   * @return - parm name
   * @throws CpeDescriptorException tbd
   */
  public String getEnvParamName() throws CpeDescriptorException;

  /**
   * Sets a value for new parameter
   * 
   * @param aEnvParamValue -
   *          param value
   * @throws CpeDescriptorException tbd
   */
  public void setEnvParamValue(String aEnvParamValue) throws CpeDescriptorException;

  /**
   * Returns parameter value
   * 
   * @return - param value
   * @throws CpeDescriptorException tbd
   */
  public String getEnvParamValue() throws CpeDescriptorException;
}
