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package com.dmdirc.commandparser.auto;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A store of {@link AutoCommand}s that can read and write them to some kind of persistent media.
 */
public interface AutoCommandStore {

    /**
     * Reads and returns all auto commands from within the store.
     *
     * @return A set of known auto commands, or an empty set if the store is uninitialised.
     */
    Set<AutoCommand> readAutoCommands();

    /**
     * Writes all the given auto commands to the store, replacing any existing commands.
     *
     * @param commands The set of auto command to be written to the store.
     */
    void writeAutoCommands(Set<AutoCommand> commands);

}