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package org.apache.sling.spi.resource.provider;

import java.util.List;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.observation.ResourceChange;
import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * A {@code ResourceProvider} must use an observation reporter
 * to report changes to resources. The resource provider gets
 * an instance of this reporter through the {@link ProviderContext}.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0 (Sling API Bundle 2.11.0)
 */
@ProviderType
public interface ObservationReporter {

    /**
     * Get the list of observer configurations affecting the provider this
     * reporter is bound to.
     * @return A list of observer configurations, the list might be empty.
     */
    @NotNull List getObserverConfigurations();

    /**
     * A resource provider can inform about a list of changes.
     * If the resource provider is not able to report external events on other instances,
     * it should set the distribute flag. In this case the resource resolver implementation
     * will distribute the events to all other instances.
     *
     * Due to performance reasons, the observation reporter might not verify if the
     * reported change matches the observer configurations.
     *
     * If the resource provider part which is reporting the changes is using just a single
     * mechanism reporting changes, this method must be used to report changes across
     * all observer configurations. However, if the implementation is using a mechanism
     * per observation configuration {@link #reportChanges(ObserverConfiguration, Iterable, boolean)}
     * must be used instead.
     *
     * @param changes The list of changes.
     * @param distribute Whether the changes should be distributed to other instances.
     */
    void reportChanges(@NotNull Iterable changes, boolean distribute);

    /**
     * A resource provider can inform about a list of changes.
     * If the resource provider is not able to report external events on other instances,
     * it should set the distribute flag. In this case the resource resolver implementation
     * will distribute the events to all other instances.
     *
     * Due to performance reasons, the observation reporter might not verify if the
     * reported change matches the observer configurations.
     *
     * If the resource provider part which is reporting the changes is using just a single
     * mechanism reporting changes, {@link #reportChanges(Iterable, boolean)} must be used to
     * report changes across all observer configurations. However, if the implementation is
     * using a mechanism per observation configuration this method must be used instead.
     *
     * @param config The configuration the change belongs to
     * @param changes The list of changes.
     * @param distribute Whether the changes should be distributed to other instances.
     * @since 1.1.0 (Sling API Bundle 2.15.0)
     */
    void reportChanges(@NotNull ObserverConfiguration config,
            @NotNull Iterable changes,
            boolean distribute);
}