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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql;

/**
 * Represents a simple POJO object inserted into a NoSQL object.
 *
 * @param  Specifies what type of underlying object (such as a MongoDB BasicDBObject) this NoSqlObject wraps.
 */
public interface NoSqlObject {
    /**
     * Sets the value of a property on this object to a String or primitive.
     *
     * @param field The name of the property
     * @param value The value of the property
     */
    void set(String field, Object value);

    /**
     * Sets the value of a property on this object to a nested complex object.
     *
     * @param field The name of the property
     * @param value The value of the property
     */
    void set(String field, NoSqlObject value);

    /**
     * Sets the value of a property on this object to an array of Strings or primitives.
     *
     * @param field The name of the property
     * @param values The values for the property
     */
    void set(String field, Object[] values);

    /**
     * Sets the value of a property on this object to an array of nested complex objects.
     *
     * @param field The name of the property
     * @param values The values for the property
     */
    void set(String field, NoSqlObject[] values);

    /**
     * Obtains the underlying NoSQL library-specific object that this object wraps.
     *
     * @return the wrapped object.
     */
    W unwrap();
}