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An object-oriented code generator for Java that is built using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design philosophy.

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/*
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2020, Speedment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * 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.speedment.common.codegen;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

/**
 * Represents the stack of models currently processed by the generator. For an
 * example, if a Field is currently being transformed into a String,
 * the stack might look like this:
 *  *     File → Class → Method → Field
 * 
 * 
 * @author Emil Forslund
 * @see    Generator
 * @since  2.0
 */
public interface RenderStack {
    
    /**
     * Returns a Stream of all models in the stack of a particular 
     * type from bottom and up.
     * 
     * @param    the type of the models to return
     * @param type  the type of the models to return
     * @return      a stream of all models of that type
     */
     Stream fromBottom(Class type);
    
    /**
     * Returns a Stream of all models in the stack of a particular 
     * type from top to bottom.
     * 
     * @param    the type of the models to return
     * @param type  the type of the models to return
     * @return      a stream of all models of that type
     */
     Stream fromTop(Class type);
    
    /**
     * Returns true if there are no models in the stack.
     * 
     * @return  true if the stack is empty
     */
    boolean isEmpty();
}