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/* TabularData.java -- Tables of composite data structures.
   Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This file is part of GNU Classpath.

GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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package javax.management.openmbean;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Provides an interface to a specific type of composite
 * data structure, where keys (the columns) map to the
 * {@link CompositeData} objects that form the rows of
 * the table.
 *
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface TabularData
{

  /**
   * Calculates the index the specified {@link CompositeData} value
   * would have, if it was to be added to this {@link TabularData}
   * instance.  This method includes a check that the type of the
   * given value is the same as the row type of this instance, but not
   * a check for existing instances of the given value.  The value
   * must also not be <code>null</code>.  Possible indices are
   * returned by the {@link TabularType#getIndexNames()} method of
   * this instance's tabular type.  The returned indices are the
   * values of the fields in the supplied {@link CompositeData}
   * instance that match the names given in the {@link TabularType}.
   *
   * @param val the {@link CompositeData} value whose index should
   *            be calculated.
   * @return the index the value would take on, if it were to be added.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the value is <code>null</code>.
   * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if the value does not match the
   *                                  row type of this instance.
   */
  Object[] calculateIndex(CompositeData val);

  /**
   * Removes all {@link CompositeData} values from the table.
   */
  void clear();

  /**
   * Returns true iff this instance of the {@link TabularData} class
   * contains a {@link CompositeData} value at the specified index.
   * In any other circumstance, including if the given key
   * is <code>null</code> or of the incorrect type, according to
   * the {@link TabularType} of this instance, this method returns
   * false.
   *
   * @param key the key to test for.
   * @return true if the key maps to a {@link CompositeData} value.
   */
  boolean containsKey(Object[] key);

  /**
   * Returns true iff this instance of the {@link TabularData} class
   * contains the specified {@link CompositeData} value.
   * In any other circumstance, including if the given value
   * is <code>null</code> or of the incorrect type, according to
   * the {@link TabularType} of this instance, this method returns
   * false.
   *
   * @param val the value to test for.
   * @return true if the value exists.
   */
  boolean containsValue(CompositeData val);

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this object for equality.
   * The object is judged equivalent if it is non-null, and also
   * an instance of {@link TabularData} with the same row type,
   * and {@link CompositeData} values.  The two compared instances may
   * be equivalent even if they represent different implementations
   * of {@link TabularData}.
   *
   * @param obj the object to compare for equality.
   * @return true if <code>obj</code> is equal to <code>this</code>.
   */
  boolean equals(Object obj);

  /**
   * Retrieves the {@link CompositeData} value for the specified
   * key, or <code>null</code> if no such mapping exists.
   *
   * @param key the key whose value should be returned.
   * @return the matching {@link CompositeData} value, or
   *         <code>null</code> if one does not exist.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the key is <code>null</code>.
   * @throws InvalidKeyException if the key does not match
   *                             the {@link TabularType} of this
   *                             instance.
   */
  CompositeData get(Object[] key);

  /**
   * Returns the tabular type which corresponds to this instance
   * of {@link TabularData}.
   *
   * @return the tabular type for this instance.
   */
  TabularType getTabularType();

  /**
   * Returns the hash code of the composite data type.  This is
   * computed as the sum of the hash codes of each value, together
   * with the hash code of the tabular type.  These are the same
   * elements of the type that are compared as part of the {@link
   * #equals(java.lang.Object)} method, thus ensuring that the
   * hashcode is compatible with the equality test.
   *
   * @return the hash code of this instance.
   */
  int hashCode();

  /**
   * Returns true if this {@link TabularData} instance
   * contains no {@link CompositeData} values.
   *
   * @return true if the instance is devoid of rows.
   */
  boolean isEmpty();

  /**
   * Returns a {@link java.util.Set} view of the keys or
   * indices of this {@link TabularData} instance.
   *
   * @return a set containing the keys of this instance.
   */
  Set<?> keySet();

  /**
   * Adds the specified {@link CompositeData} value to the
   * table.  The value must be non-null, of the same type
   * as the row type of this instance, and must not have
   * the same index as an existing value.  The index is
   * calculated using the index names of the
   * {@link TabularType} for this instance.
   *
   * @param val the {@link CompositeData} value to add.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>val</code> is
   *                              <code>null</code>.
   * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if the type of the
   *                                  given value does not
   *                                  match the row type.
   * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if the value has the
   *                                   same calculated index
   *                                   as an existing value.
   */
  void put(CompositeData val);

  /**
   * Adds each of the specified {@link CompositeData} values
   * to the table.  Each element of the array must meet the
   * conditions given for the {@link #put(CompositeData)}
   * method.  In addition, the index of each value in the
   * array must be distinct from the index of the other
   * values in the array, as well as from the existing values
   * in the table.  The operation should be atomic; if one
   * value can not be added, then none of the values should
   * be.  If the array is <code>null</code> or empty, the
   * method simply returns.
   *
   * @param vals the {@link CompositeData} values to add.
   * @throws NullPointerException if a value from the array is
   *                              <code>null</code>.
   * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if the type of a
   *                                  given value does not
   *                                  match the row type.
   * @throws KeyAlreadyExistsException if a value has the
   *                                   same calculated index
   *                                   as an existing value or
   *                                   of one of the other
   *                                   specified values.
   */
  void putAll(CompositeData[] vals);

  /**
   * Removes the {@link CompositeData} value located at the
   * specified index.  <code>null</code> is returned if the
   * value does not exist.  Otherwise, the removed value is
   * returned.
   *
   * @param key the key of the value to remove.
   * @return the removed value, or <code>null</code> if
   *         there is no value for the given key.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the key is <code>null</code>.
   * @throws InvalidOpenTypeException if the key does not match
   *                                  the {@link TabularType} of this
   *                                  instance.
   */
  CompositeData remove(Object[] key);

  /**
   * Returns the number of {@link CompositeData} values or rows
   * in the table.
   *
   * @return the number of rows in the table.
   */
  int size();

  /**
   * Returns a textual representation of this instance.  The
   * exact format is left up to the implementation, but it
   * should contain the name of the implementing class and
   * the tabular type.
   *
   * @return a {@link java.lang.String} representation of the
   *         object.
   */
  String toString();

  /**
   * Returns the values associated with this instance.
   *
   * @return the values of this instance.
   */
  Collection<?> values();

}