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/*
 * Copyright 2007 Kasper B. Graversen
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package org.supercsv.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.supercsv.cellprocessor.ift.CellProcessor;
import org.supercsv.exception.SuperCsvConstraintViolationException;
import org.supercsv.exception.SuperCsvException;
import org.supercsv.exception.SuperCsvReflectionException;

/**
 * Interface for CSV readers reading into objects/beans.
 * 
 * @author Kasper B. Graversen
 * @author James Bassett
 */
public interface ICsvBeanReader extends ICsvReader {
	
	/**
	 * Reads a row of a CSV file and populates an instance of the specified class, using the supplied name mapping to
	 * map column values to the appropriate fields.
	 * 
	 * @param clazz
	 *            the type to instantiate. If the type is a class then a new instance will be created using the default
	 *            no-args constructor. If the type is an interface, a proxy object which implements the interface will
	 *            be created instead.
	 * @param nameMapping
	 *            an array of Strings linking the CSV columns to their corresponding field in the bean (the array length
	 *            should match the number of columns). A null entry in the array indicates that the column
	 *            should be ignored (the field in the bean will be null - or its default value).
	 * @param 
	 *            the bean type
	 * @return a populated bean or null if EOF
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             if an I/O error occurred
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
	 *             if nameMapping.length != number of columns read
	 * @throws NullPointerException
	 *             if clazz or nameMapping are null
	 * @throws SuperCsvException
	 *             if there was a general exception while reading/processing
	 * @throws SuperCsvReflectionException
	 *             if there was an reflection exception while mapping the values to the bean
	 * @since 1.0
	 */
	 T read(Class clazz, String... nameMapping) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Reads a row of a CSV file and populates the bean, using the supplied name mapping to map column values to the
	 * appropriate fields.
	 * 
	 * @param bean
	 *            the bean to populate
	 * @param nameMapping
	 *            an array of Strings linking the CSV columns to their corresponding field in the bean (the array length
	 *            should match the number of columns). A null entry in the array indicates that the column
	 *            should be ignored (the field in the bean will be null - or its default value).
	 * @param 
	 *            the bean type
	 * @return a populated bean or null if EOF
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             if an I/O error occurred
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
	 *             if nameMapping.length != number of columns read
	 * @throws NullPointerException
	 *             if bean or nameMapping are null
	 * @throws SuperCsvException
	 *             if there was a general exception while reading/processing
	 * @throws SuperCsvReflectionException
	 *             if there was an reflection exception while mapping the values to the bean
	 * @since 2.2.0
	 */
	 T read(T bean, String... nameMapping) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Reads a row of a CSV file and populates an instance of the specified class, using the supplied name mapping to
	 * map column values to the appropriate fields. Before population the data can be further processed by cell
	 * processors (as with the nameMapping array, each element in the processors array corresponds with a CSV column). A
	 * null entry in the processors array indicates no further processing is required (the unprocessed String
	 * value will be set on the bean's field).
	 * 
	 * @param clazz
	 *            the type to instantiate. If the type is a class then a new instance will be created using the default
	 *            no-args constructor. If the type is an interface, a proxy object which implements the interface will
	 *            be created instead.
	 * @param nameMapping
	 *            an array of Strings linking the CSV columns to their corresponding field in the bean (the array length
	 *            should match the number of columns). A null entry in the array indicates that the column
	 *            should be ignored (the field in the bean will be null - or its default value).
	 * @param processors
	 *            an array of CellProcessors used to further process data before it is populated on the bean (each
	 *            element in the processors array corresponds with a CSV column - the number of processors should match
	 *            the number of columns). A null entry indicates no further processing is required (the
	 *            unprocessed String value will be set on the bean's field).
	 * @param 
	 *            the bean type
	 * @return a populated bean or null if EOF
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             if an I/O error occurred
	 * @throws NullPointerException
	 *             if clazz, nameMapping, or processors are null
	 * @throws SuperCsvConstraintViolationException
	 *             if a CellProcessor constraint failed
	 * @throws SuperCsvException
	 *             if there was a general exception while reading/processing
	 * @throws SuperCsvReflectionException
	 *             if there was an reflection exception while mapping the values to the bean
	 * @since 1.0
	 */
	 T read(Class clazz, String[] nameMapping, CellProcessor... processors) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Reads a row of a CSV file and populates the bean, using the supplied name mapping to map column values to the
	 * appropriate fields. Before population the data can be further processed by cell processors (as with the
	 * nameMapping array, each element in the processors array corresponds with a CSV column). A null entry in
	 * the processors array indicates no further processing is required (the unprocessed String value will be set on the
	 * bean's field).
	 * 
	 * @param bean
	 *            the bean to populate
	 * @param nameMapping
	 *            an array of Strings linking the CSV columns to their corresponding field in the bean (the array length
	 *            should match the number of columns). A null entry in the array indicates that the column
	 *            should be ignored (the field in the bean will be null - or its default value).
	 * @param processors
	 *            an array of CellProcessors used to further process data before it is populated on the bean (each
	 *            element in the processors array corresponds with a CSV column - the number of processors should match
	 *            the number of columns). A null entry indicates no further processing is required (the
	 *            unprocessed String value will be set on the bean's field).
	 * @param 
	 *            the bean type
	 * @return a populated bean or null if EOF
	 * @throws IOException
	 *             if an I/O error occurred
	 * @throws NullPointerException
	 *             if bean, nameMapping, or processors are null
	 * @throws SuperCsvConstraintViolationException
	 *             if a CellProcessor constraint failed
	 * @throws SuperCsvException
	 *             if there was a general exception while reading/processing
	 * @throws SuperCsvReflectionException
	 *             if there was an reflection exception while mapping the values to the bean
	 * @since 2.2.0
	 */
	 T read(T bean, String[] nameMapping, CellProcessor... processors) throws IOException;
}




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