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package nom.tam.fits.compression.provider.param.api;

import nom.tam.fits.BinaryTable;
import nom.tam.fits.BinaryTableHDU;
import nom.tam.fits.FitsException;
import nom.tam.fits.HeaderCardException;
import nom.tam.fits.compression.algorithm.api.ICompressOption;

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/**
 * Group of parameters that must be synchronized with the hdu meta data for a
 * specific compression algorithm.
 */
public interface ICompressParameters {

    /**
     * Add the columns that hold the metadata for the parameters that are column
     * based to the dhu.
     * 
     * @param hdu
     *            the hdu to add the column
     * @throws FitsException
     *             if the column could not be added.
     */
    void addColumnsToTable(BinaryTableHDU hdu) throws FitsException;

    /**
     * create a copy of this parameter for another option (normally a copy of
     * the current option).
     * 
     * @param option
     *            the new option for the copied parameter
     * @return this (builder pattern)
     */
    ICompressParameters copy(ICompressOption option);

    /**
     * extract the option data from the column and set it in the option.
     * 
     * @param index
     *            the index in the column.
     */
    void getValuesFromColumn(int index);

    /**
     * extract the option values that are represented by headers from the hdu
     * header.
     * 
     * @param header
     *            the header to extract the option values.
     */
    void getValuesFromHeader(IHeaderAccess header);

    /**
     * initialize the column based options of the compression algorithm from the
     * binary table.
     * 
     * @param header
     *            the header of the hdu
     * @param binaryTable
     *            the table of the hdu
     * @param size
     *            the column size
     * @throws FitsException
     *             if the column could not be initialized
     */
    void initializeColumns(IHeaderAccess header, BinaryTable binaryTable, int size) throws FitsException;

    /**
     * initialize the column based parameter to the specified column length.
     * 
     * @param length
     *            the column length.
     */
    void initializeColumns(int length);

    /**
     * set the option values, that are column based, into the columns at the
     * specified index.
     * 
     * @param index
     *            the index in the columns to set.
     */
    void setValueFromColumn(int index);

    /**
     * set the options values, that are hdu based, into the header.
     * 
     * @param header
     *            the header to set the option value
     * @throws HeaderCardException
     *             if the header could not be set.
     */
    void setValuesInHeader(IHeaderAccess header) throws HeaderCardException;

}