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package jakarta.json.bind.config;

/**
 * Allows to define custom property naming strategy.
 * Specifies predefined property naming strategies.
 * Does not override JsonbProperty value.
 *
 * This strategy can be set via {@link jakarta.json.bind.JsonbConfig}.
 *
 * @see jakarta.json.bind.JsonbConfig
 * @since JSON Binding 1.0
 */
public interface PropertyNamingStrategy {
    /**
     * Using this strategy, the property name is unchanged.
     */
    String IDENTITY = "IDENTITY";

    /**
     * Using this strategy, the property name is transformed to lower case with dashes.
     * The dashes are on the positions of different case boundaries in the original field name (camel case).
     */
    String LOWER_CASE_WITH_DASHES = "LOWER_CASE_WITH_DASHES";

    /**
     * Using this strategy, the property name is transformed to lower case with underscores.
     * The underscores are on the positions of different case boundaries in the original field name (camel case).
     */
    String LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES = "LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES";

    /**
     * Using this strategy, the first character will be capitalized.
     */
    String UPPER_CAMEL_CASE = "UPPER_CAMEL_CASE";

    /**
     * Using this strategy, the first character will be capitalized and the words
     * will be separated by spaces.
     */
    String UPPER_CAMEL_CASE_WITH_SPACES = "UPPER_CAMEL_CASE_WITH_SPACES";

    /**
     * Using this strategy, the serialization will be same as identity.
     * Deserialization will be case insensitive. E.g. property in JSON with name
     * PropertyNAME, will be mapped to field propertyName.
     */
    String CASE_INSENSITIVE = "CASE_INSENSITIVE";

    /**
     * Translates the property name into its JSON field name representation.
     *
     * @param propertyName Name of the property to translate.
     * @return Translated JSON field name.
     */
    String translateName(String propertyName);
}