/**
 *
 *  Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache 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
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.apache.tuscany.model.assembly;



/**
 * A configured object that is contained inside a {@link Composite}.
 */
public interface Part extends Extensible, ContextFactoryHolder {
    /**
     * Returns the name that uniquely identifies this component within its containing composite.
     * @return the name that uniquely identifies this component within its containing composite
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Sets the name that uniquely identifies this component within its containing composite.
     * @param value the name that uniquely identifies this component within its containing composite
     */
    void setName(String value);

    /**
     * Returns the composite that contains this component.
     * @return the composite that contains this component
     */
    Composite getComposite();
    
    /**
     * Sets the composite that contains this component.
     * @param the composite that contains this component
     */
    void setComposite(Composite composite);
    
}