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package org.apache.kafka.common.header;

public interface Headers extends Iterable {
    
    /**
     * Adds a header (key inside), to the end, returning if the operation succeeded.
     * 
     * @param header the Header to be added
     * @return this instance of the Headers, once the header is added.
     * @throws IllegalStateException is thrown if headers are in a read-only state.
     */
    Headers add(Header header) throws IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Creates and adds a header, to the end, returning if the operation succeeded.
     *
     * @param key of the header to be added.
     * @param value of the header to be added.
     * @return this instance of the Headers, once the header is added.
     * @throws IllegalStateException is thrown if headers are in a read-only state.
     */
    Headers add(String key, byte[] value) throws IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Removes all headers for the given key returning if the operation succeeded.
     * 
     * @param key to remove all headers for.
     * @return this instance of the Headers, once the header is removed.
     * @throws IllegalStateException is thrown if headers are in a read-only state.
     */
    Headers remove(String key) throws IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Returns just one (the very last) header for the given key, if present.
     * 
     * @param key to get the last header for.
     * @return this last header matching the given key, returns null if not present.
     */
    Header lastHeader(String key);

    /**
     * Returns all headers for the given key, in the order they were added in, if present.
     *
     * @param key to return the headers for.
     * @return all headers for the given key, in the order they were added in, if NO headers are present an empty iterable is returned. 
     */
    Iterable headers(String key);

    /**
     * Returns all headers as an array, in the order they were added in.
     *
     * @return the headers as a Header[], mutating this array will not affect the Headers, if NO headers are present an empty array is returned.
     */
    Header[] toArray();

}