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package jakarta.faces.flow.builder;

import jakarta.el.ValueExpression;

/**
 * 
 * Create a case in the current switch.
 * 
 *
 * @since 2.2
 */
public abstract class SwitchCaseBuilder {

    /**
     *
     * 
     * Create a new case in the current switch.
     * 
     *
     * @since 2.2
     *
     * @return the builder instance
     */
    public abstract SwitchCaseBuilder switchCase();

    /**
     *
     * 
     * Set the if in the previously created switch case.
     * 
     *
     * @param expression the {@code ValueExpression} to be evaluated to see if this case is chosen.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if any of the parameters are {@code null}
     * @since 2.2
     *
     * @return the builder instance
     */
    public abstract SwitchCaseBuilder condition(ValueExpression expression);

    /**
     *
     * 
     * Set the if in the previously created switch case.
     * 
     *
     * @param expression the {@code ValueExpression} String to be evaluated to see if this case is chosen.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if any of the parameters are {@code null}
     * @since 2.2
     *
     * @return the builder instance
     */
    public abstract SwitchCaseBuilder condition(String expression);

    /**
     *
     * 
     * Set the outcome in the previously created switch case.
     * 
     *
     * @param outcome the outcome to be returned if the condition evaluates to {@code true}.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if any of the parameters are {@code null}
     * @since 2.2
     *
     * @return the builder instance
     *
     */
    public abstract SwitchCaseBuilder fromOutcome(String outcome);

}