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package com.hazelcast.shaded.org.apache.calcite.util;
import com.hazelcast.shaded.org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Interface for looking up methods relating to reflective visitation. One
* possible implementation would cache the results.
*
* Type parameter 'R' is the base class of visitoR class; type parameter 'E'
* is the base class of visiteE class.
*
*
TODO: obsolete {@link ReflectUtil#lookupVisitMethod}, and use caching in
* implementing that method.
*
* @param Argument type
* @param Return type
*/
public interface ReflectiveVisitDispatcher {
//~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Looks up a visit method taking additional parameters beyond the
* overloaded visitee type.
*
* @param visitorClass class of object whose visit method is to be
* invoked
* @param visiteeClass class of object to be passed as a parameter
* to the visit method
* @param visitMethodName name of visit method
* @param additionalParameterTypes list of additional parameter types
* @return method found, or null if none found
*/
@Nullable Method lookupVisitMethod(
Class visitorClass,
Class visiteeClass,
String visitMethodName,
List additionalParameterTypes);
/**
* Looks up a visit method.
*
* @param visitorClass class of object whose visit method is to be invoked
* @param visiteeClass class of object to be passed as a parameter to the
* visit method
* @param visitMethodName name of visit method
* @return method found, or null if none found
*/
@Nullable Method lookupVisitMethod(
Class visitorClass,
Class visiteeClass,
String visitMethodName);
/**
* Implements the {@link com.hazelcast.shaded.org.apache.calcite.util.Glossary#VISITOR_PATTERN} via
* reflection. The basic technique is taken from a
* Javaworld article. For an example of how to use it, see
* {@code ReflectVisitorTest}.
*
* Visit method lookup follows the same rules as if compile-time resolution
* for VisitorClass.visit(VisiteeClass) were performed. An ambiguous match due
* to multiple interface inheritance results in an IllegalArgumentException. A
* non-match is indicated by returning false.
*
* @param visitor object whose visit method is to be invoked
* @param visitee object to be passed as a parameter to the visit
* method
* @param visitMethodName name of visit method, e.g. "visit"
* @return true if a matching visit method was found and invoked
*/
boolean invokeVisitor(
R visitor,
E visitee,
String visitMethodName);
}