/*
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* Copyright (C) 2007, International Business Machines Corporation and   *
* others. All Rights Reserved.                                               *
******************************************************************************
*/

package com.ibm.icu.impl.duration.impl;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Abstract service for PeriodFormatterData, which defines the
 * localization data used by period formatters.
 */
public abstract class PeriodFormatterDataService {
  /**
   * Returns a PeriodFormatterData for the given locale name.
   *
   * @param localeName the name of the locale
   * @return a PeriodFormatterData object
   */
  public abstract PeriodFormatterData get(String localeName);

  /**
   * Returns a collection of all the locale names supported by this
   * service.
   *
   * @return a collection of locale names, as String
   */
  public abstract Collection getAvailableLocales();
}