<?php

namespace Sabre\DAV;

/**
 * IProperties interface
 *
 * Implement this interface to support custom WebDAV properties requested and sent from clients.
 *
 * @copyright Copyright (C) fruux GmbH (https://fruux.com/)
 * @author Evert Pot (http://evertpot.com/)
 * @license http://sabre.io/license/ Modified BSD License
 */
interface IProperties extends INode {

    /**
     * Updates properties on this node.
     *
     * This method received a PropPatch object, which contains all the
     * information about the update.
     *
     * To update specific properties, call the 'handle' method on this object.
     * Read the PropPatch documentation for more information.
     *
     * @param PropPatch $propPatch
     * @return void
     */
    function propPatch(PropPatch $propPatch);

    /**
     * Returns a list of properties for this nodes.
     *
     * The properties list is a list of propertynames the client requested,
     * encoded in clark-notation {xmlnamespace}tagname
     *
     * If the array is empty, it means 'all properties' were requested.
     *
     * Note that it's fine to liberally give properties back, instead of
     * conforming to the list of requested properties.
     * The Server class will filter out the extra.
     *
     * @param array $properties
     * @return array
     */
    function getProperties($properties);

}
