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/**
 * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Edgar Espina
 *
 * This file is part of Handlebars.java.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.github.jknack.handlebars;

import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;

import com.github.jknack.handlebars.context.JavaBeanValueResolver;
import com.github.jknack.handlebars.context.MapValueResolver;

/**
 * A hook interface for resolving values from the {@link Context context stack}.
 *
 * @author edgar.espina
 * @since 0.1.1
 */
public interface ValueResolver {

  /**
   * The default value resolvers.
   */
  ValueResolver[] VALUE_RESOLVERS = {MapValueResolver.INSTANCE,
      JavaBeanValueResolver.INSTANCE };

  /**
   * A mark object.
   */
  Object UNRESOLVED = new Object();

  /**
   * Resolve the attribute's name in the context object. If a {@link #UNRESOLVED} is returned, the
   * {@link Context context stack} will
   * continue with the next value resolver in the chain.
   *
   * @param context The context object. Not null.
   * @param name The attribute's name. Not null.
   * @return A {@link #UNRESOLVED} is returned, the {@link Context context
   *         stack} will continue with the next value resolver in the chain.
   *         Otherwise, it returns the associated value.
   */
  Object resolve(Object context, String name);

  /**
   * Resolve the the context object by optionally converting the value if necessary.
   * If a {@link #UNRESOLVED} is returned, the {@link Context context stack} will continue with
   * the next value resolver in the chain.
   *
   * @param context The context object. Not null.
   * @return A {@link #UNRESOLVED} is returned, the {@link Context context
   *         stack} will continue with the next value resolver in the chain.
   *         Otherwise, it returns the associated value.
   */
  Object resolve(Object context);


  /**
   * List all the properties and their values for the given object.
   *
   * @param context The context object. Not null.
   * @return All the properties and their values for the given object.
   */
  Set> propertySet(Object context);
}