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/*
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Copyright © 2013-2015 Meno Hochschild, 
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * This file (ChronoExtension.java) is part of project Time4J.
 *
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 *
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 */

package net.time4j.engine;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Set;


/**
 * Defines a configuration-dependent extension of the chronological
 * elements of a {@code Chronology}. 
 *
 * @author  Meno Hochschild
 */
/*[deutsch]
 * Definiert eine konfigurationsabhängige Erweiterung der
 * chronologischen Elemente einer Chronologie. 
 *
 * @author  Meno Hochschild
 */
public interface ChronoExtension {

    //~ Methoden ----------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Will be called by a {@code java.util.ServiceLoader} in order to determine
     * if the given chronological type should register this extension or not. 
     *
     * @param   chronoType  chronological type
     * @return  {@code true} if given type should register this extension else {@code false}
     * @since   3.0
     */
    /*[deutsch]
     * Wird von einem {@code java.util.ServiceLoader} aufgerufen, um zu bestimmen,
     * ob der angegebene chronologische Typ diese Erweiterung registrieren soll. 
     *
     * @param   chronoType  chronological type
     * @return  {@code true} if given type should register this extension else {@code false}
     * @since   3.0
     */
    boolean accept(Class chronoType);

    /**
     * Returns the element set for given configuration. 
     *
     * An empty {@code Set} indicates that this extension is not relevant
     * for the given configuration. 
     *
     * @param   locale          language and country setting
     * @param   attributes      configuration attributes
     * @return  extended element model
     */
    /*[deutsch]
     * Liefert das Elementmodell zur angegebenen Konfiguration. 
     *
     * Ein leeres {@code Set} als Rückgabe signalisiert dem Aufrufer,
     * daß für die gegebene Konfiguration die Erweiterung nicht
     * relevant ist. 
     *
     * @param   locale          language and country setting
     * @param   attributes      configuration attributes
     * @return  extended element model
     */
    Set> getElements(
        Locale locale,
        AttributeQuery attributes
    );

    /**
     * Updates the given value source if necessary in order to resolve
     * the values of extension elements to values of standard elements. 
     *
     * Implementations are allowed to use {@code null} as pseudo-value
     * in order to delete an element from given source via the expression
     * {@code entity.with(element, null)}. Note: The argument has
     * exceptionally no chronology. 
     *
     * @param    generic type of applicable chronological entity
     * @param   entity  any kind of map from chronological elements to
     *                  their values (note that the main use case of parsed
     *                  data has no chronology and allows the virtual value
     *                  {@code null} to be set as indication for removing
     *                  associated element)
     * @param   locale          language and country setting
     * @param   attributes      configuration attributes
     * @return  eventually changed entity
     * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if resolving fails due to inconsistencies
     * @since   3.0
     * @see     ChronoEntity#with(ChronoElement, Object) ChronoEntity.with(ChronoElement, V)
     */
    /*[deutsch]
     * Aktualisiert bei Bedarf die angegebene Wertquelle, um die Werte von
     * Erweiterungselementen zu Werten von Standardelementen aufzulösen.
     * 
     *
     * Implementierungen dürfen hier auch {@code null} als Pseudo-Wert
     * benutzen, um ein Element mittels {@code entity.with(element, null)}
     * aus der Wertquelle zu löschen. Zu beachten: Das Argument hat als
     * Ausnahmefall keine Chronologie. 
     *
     * @param    generic type of applicable chronological entity
     * @param   entity  any kind of map from chronological elements to
     *                  their values (note that the main use case of parsed
     *                  data has no chronology and allows the virtual value
     *                  {@code null} to be set as indication for removing
     *                  associated element)
     * @param   locale          language and country setting
     * @param   attributes      configuration attributes
     * @return  eventually changed entity
     * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if resolving fails due to inconsistencies
     * @since   3.0
     * @see     ChronoEntity#with(ChronoElement, Object) ChronoEntity.with(ChronoElement, V)
     */
    > T resolve(
        T entity,
        Locale locale,
        AttributeQuery attributes
    );

}