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package org.apache.geode.cache.query;

/**
 * This interface is used to modify the listeners that are associated with a CQ. Each CqQuery has an
 * CqAttributesMutator interface which supports modification of certain CQ attributes after the CQ
 * has been created.
 * 
 * @since GemFire 5.5
 */
public interface CqAttributesMutator {

  /**
   * Adds a CQ listener to the end of the list of CQ listeners on this CqQuery.
   * 
   * @param aListener the user defined CQ listener to add to the CqQuery.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if aListener is null
   */
  public void addCqListener(CqListener aListener);

  /**
   * Removes given CQ listener from the list of CQ listeners on this CqQuery. Does nothing if the
   * specified listener has not been added. If the specified listener has been added then will be
   * called on it; otherwise does nothing.
   * 
   * @param aListener the CQ listener to remove from the CqQuery.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if aListener is null
   */
  public void removeCqListener(CqListener aListener);

  /**
   * Adds the given set CqListner on this CQ. If the CQ already has CqListeners, this removes those
   * old CQs and initializes with the newListeners.
   * 
   * @param newListeners a possibly null or empty array of listeners to add to this CqQuery.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the newListeners array has a null element
   */
  public void initCqListeners(CqListener[] newListeners);

}