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 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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package com.sun.syndication.feed.module;

import java.io.Serializable;

import com.sun.syndication.feed.CopyFrom;

/**
 * Base class for modules describing Metadata of feeds. Examples of such modules
 * are the Dublin Core and Syndication modules.
 * <p>
 * 
 * @author Alejandro Abdelnur
 * 
 */
public interface Module extends Cloneable, CopyFrom<Module>, Serializable {

    /**
     * Returns the URI of the module.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @return URI of the module.
     * 
     */
    String getUri();

    /**
     * Creates a deep clone of the object.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @return a clone of the object.
     * @throws CloneNotSupportedException thrown if an element of the object
     *             cannot be cloned.
     * 
     */
    public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;

}
