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24 package org.openoffice.xmerge.merger;
25 
26 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
27 
28 /**
29  *  This is an interface for a {@link
30  *  org.openoffice.xmerge.merger.MergeAlgorithm
31  *  MergeAlgorithm} to merge two <code>Node</code> objects.  It is an
32  *  interface so that  different merge algorithms may be plugged-in.
33  *
34  *  @author smak
35  */
36 public interface NodeMergeAlgorithm {
37 
38     /**
39      *  This method is used to merge two given <code>Node</code>
40      *  objects.  Note:  the original <code>Node</code> may be modified.
41      *
42      *  @param  originalNode  The original <code>Node</code>.
43      *  @param  modifyNode    The <code>Node</code> to be merged.  It may
44      *                        be modified.
45      */
merge(Node originalNode, Node modifyNode)46     public void merge(Node originalNode, Node modifyNode);
47 }
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