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"""Utility Interface Definitions.

$Id: interfaces.py 61011 2005-10-31 08:36:28Z yuppie $
"""
from zope.interface import Interface


class IReadInterface(Interface):

    def getDirectlyProvided():
        """List the interfaces directly implemented by the object.
        """

    def getDirectlyProvidedNames():
        """List the names of interfaces directly implemented by the object.
        """

    def getAvailableInterfaces():
        """List the marker interfaces available for the object.
        """

    def getAvailableInterfaceNames():
        """List the names of marker interfaces available for the object.
        """

    def getInterfaces():
        """List interfaces provided by the class of the object.
        """

    def getInterfaceNames():
        """List the names of interfaces provided by the class of the object.
        """

    def getProvided():
        """List interfaces provided by the object.
        """

    def getDirectlyProvidedNames():
        """List the names of interfaces provided by the object.
        """


class IWriteInterface(Interface):

    def update(add=(), remove=()):
        """Update directly provided interfaces of the object.
        """

    def mark(interface):
        """Add interface to interfaces the object directly provides.
        """

    def erase(interface):
        """Remove interfaces from interfaces the object directly provides.
        """


class IMarkerInterfaces(IReadInterface, IWriteInterface):

    """Provides methods for inspecting and assigning marker interfaces.
    """
