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package com.auth0.jwt.interfaces;

import com.auth0.jwt.exceptions.JWTDecodeException;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * The Claim class holds the value in a generic way so that it can be recovered in many representations.
 */
public interface Claim {

    /**
     * Whether this Claim has a null value or not.
     *
     * @return whether this Claim has a null value or not.
     */
    boolean isNull();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a Boolean.
     * If the value isn't of type Boolean or it can't be converted to a Boolean, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as a Boolean or null.
     */
    Boolean asBoolean();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as an Integer.
     * If the value isn't of type Integer or it can't be converted to an Integer, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as an Integer or null.
     */
    Integer asInt();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as an Long.
     * If the value isn't of type Long or it can't be converted to an Long, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as an Long or null.
     */
    Long asLong();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a Double.
     * If the value isn't of type Double or it can't be converted to a Double, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as a Double or null.
     */
    Double asDouble();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a String.
     * If the value isn't of type String or it can't be converted to a String, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as a String or null.
     */
    String asString();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a Date.
     * If the value can't be converted to a Date, null will be returned.
     *
     * @return the value as a Date or null.
     */
    Date asDate();

    /**
     * Get this Claim as an Array of type T.
     * If the value isn't an Array, null will be returned.
     * @param  type
     * @param tClazz the type class
     * @return the value as an Array or null.
     * @throws JWTDecodeException if the values inside the Array can't be converted to a class T.
     */
     T[] asArray(Class tClazz) throws JWTDecodeException;

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a List of type T.
     * If the value isn't an Array, null will be returned.
     *
     * @param  type
     * @param tClazz the type class
     * @return the value as a List or null.
     * @throws JWTDecodeException if the values inside the List can't be converted to a class T.
     */
     List asList(Class tClazz) throws JWTDecodeException;

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a generic Map of values.
     *
     * @return the value as instance of Map.
     * @throws JWTDecodeException if the value can't be converted to a Map.
     */
    Map asMap() throws JWTDecodeException;

    /**
     * Get this Claim as a custom type T.
     *
     * @param  type
     * @param tClazz the type class
     * @return the value as instance of T.
     * @throws JWTDecodeException if the value can't be converted to a class T.
     */
     T as(Class tClazz) throws JWTDecodeException;
}