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 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.cosmos.me.provisional.deployment.sdd.tooling.btg;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Properties;



/**
 * Interface base class for the SDD BTG System.
 * <p>
 * The SDD BTG RCP plug-in provides an extension point (<code>"org.eclipse.cosmos.me.deployment.sdd.tooling.btg.dataCollectors"</code>)
 * for plugging in to BTG. The data collector plugins implement this interface.
 * </p>
 * 
 * 
 */

public interface IBTGDataCollector {
    
	/**
	 * 
	 */
	public Collection<SDDFragment> collectSDDData(Properties properties) throws Exception;
	
	/**
	 * 
	 */
	public Collection<BTGProperty> getSupportedProperties();
}
