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package org.apache.asterix.builders;

import java.io.DataOutput;

import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;

public interface IAsterixListBuilder {
    /**
     * @param listType
     *            Type of the list: AUnorderedListType or AOrderedListType.
     */
    public void reset(AbstractCollectionType listType) throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * @param item
     *            Item to be added to the list.
     */
    public void addItem(IValueReference item) throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * @param out
     *            Stream to serialize the list into.
     * @param writeTypeTag
     *            Whether to write the list's type tag before the list data.
     */
    public void write(DataOutput out, boolean writeTypeTag) throws HyracksDataException;
}