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package org.gradle.tooling.internal.adapter;

import org.gradle.api.Nullable;

public interface ViewBuilder {

    /**
     * Mixes the given object into all views of the given type created using {@link #build(Object)}.
     * Applied to all views reachable from created views. The mix-in object should be serializable.
     *
     * When a given method cannot be found on the source object for a view, the mix-in object is searched for a compatible method.
     * For a getter method, the mix-in may also provide a method that takes the view as a parameter.
     *
     * @return this
     */
    ViewBuilder mixInTo(Class targetType, Object mixIn);

    /**
     * Mixes the given type into all views of the given type created using {@link #build(Object)}.
     * Applied to all views reachable from created views.
     *
     * An instance of the class is created for each view of the given type that is created. The class should have a constructor that accepts the view as a parameter.
     * When a given method cannot be found on the source object for a view, the mix-in object is searched for a compatible method.
     *
     * @return this
     */
    ViewBuilder mixInTo(Class targetType, Class mixInType);

    /**
     * Creates a view for the given source object. Returns null when source object is null.
     */
    T build(@Nullable Object sourceObject);
}