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 * Copyright 2015 Goldman Sachs.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.gs.collections.api.collection;

import java.util.Collection;

import com.gs.collections.api.block.predicate.Predicate;
import com.gs.collections.api.block.predicate.Predicate2;

/**
 * A FixedSizeCollection is a collection that may be mutated, but cannot grow or shrink in size.  It is up to
 * the underlying implementation to decide which mutations are allowable.
 */
public interface FixedSizeCollection
        extends MutableCollection
{
    /**
     * This method allows fixed size collections the ability to add elements to their existing elements. A new instance
     * of {@link MutableCollection} is returned containing the elements of the original collection with the new element
     * {@link #add(Object) added}.  Implementations will return a new FixedSizeCollection where possible.  In order to
     * use this method properly with mutable and fixed size collections the following approach must be taken:
     * 
     * 
     * MutableCollection list;
     * list = list.with("1");
     * list = list.with("2");
     * return list;
     * 
     *
     * @see #add(Object)
     */
    MutableCollection with(T element);

    /**
     * This method allows fixed size collections the ability to remove elements from their existing elements. A new
     * instance of {@link MutableCollection} is returned containing the elements of the original collection with the
     * element {@link #remove(Object) removed}.  Implementations will return a new FixedSizeCollection where possible.
     * In order to use this method properly with mutable and fixed size collections the following approach must be
     * taken:
     * 
     * 
     * MutableCollection list;
     * list = list.without("1");
     * list = list.without("2");
     * return list;
     * 
     *
     * @see #remove(Object)
     */
    MutableCollection without(T element);

    /**
     * This method allows fixed size collections the ability to add multiple elements to their existing elements. A new
     * instance of {@link MutableCollection} is returned containing the elements of the original collection with all of
     * the new elements {@link #addAll(Collection) added}.  Implementations will return a new FixedSizeCollection where
     * possible.  In order to use this method properly with mutable and fixed size collections the following approach
     * must be taken:
     * 
     * 
     * MutableCollection list;
     * list = list.withAll(FastList.newListWith("1", "2"));
     * return list;
     * 
     *
     * @see #addAll(Collection)
     */
    MutableCollection withAll(Iterable elements);

    /**
     * This method allows fixed size collections the ability to remove multiple elements from their existing elements.
     * A new instance of {@link MutableCollection} is returned containing the elements of the original collection with
     * the given elements {@link #removeAll(Collection) removed}.  Implementations will return a new FixedSizeCollection
     * where possible.  In order to use this method properly with mutable and fixed size collections the following
     * approach must be taken:
     * 
     * 
     * MutableCollection list;
     * list = list.withoutAll(FastList.newListWith("1", "2"));
     * return list;
     * 
     *
     * @see #removeAll(Collection)
     */
    MutableCollection withoutAll(Iterable elements);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean add(T t);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean addAllIterable(Iterable iterable);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean addAll(Collection collection);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean remove(Object o);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean removeAll(Collection collection);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean removeAllIterable(Iterable iterable);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean removeIf(Predicate predicate);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
     boolean removeIfWith(Predicate2 predicate, P parameter);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean retainAll(Collection collection);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    boolean retainAllIterable(Iterable iterable);

    /**
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    void clear();
}