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package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel;

import static org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.ConditionType.*;

/**
 * Represents a description of a conditional formatting rule
 */
public interface ConditionalFormattingRule {
    /**
     * This conditional formatting rule compares a cell value
     * to a formula calculated result, using an operator
     * @deprecated Use {@link ConditionType#CELL_VALUE_IS}
     */
    public static final byte CONDITION_TYPE_CELL_VALUE_IS = CELL_VALUE_IS.id;

    /**
     *  This conditional formatting rule contains a formula to evaluate.
     *  When the formula result is true, the cell is highlighted.
     * @deprecated Use {@link ConditionType#FORMULA}
     */
    public static final byte CONDITION_TYPE_FORMULA = FORMULA.id;

    /**
     * Create a new border formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - border formatting object, never returns null.
     */
    BorderFormatting createBorderFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - border formatting object  if defined,  null otherwise
     */
    BorderFormatting getBorderFormatting();

    /**
     * Create a new font formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - font formatting object, never returns null.
     */
    FontFormatting createFontFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - font formatting object  if defined,  null otherwise
     */
    FontFormatting getFontFormatting();

    /**
     * Create a new pattern formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - pattern formatting object, never returns null.
     */
    PatternFormatting createPatternFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - pattern formatting object if defined, null otherwise
     */
    PatternFormatting getPatternFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - databar / data-bar formatting object if defined, null otherwise
     */
    DataBarFormatting getDataBarFormatting();
    
    /**
     * @return - icon / multi-state formatting object if defined, null otherwise
     */
    IconMultiStateFormatting getMultiStateFormatting();
    
    /**
     * @return color scale / color grate formatting object if defined, null otherwise
     */
    ColorScaleFormatting getColorScaleFormatting();
    
    /**
     * Type of conditional formatting rule.
     * 
     * MUST be one of the IDs of a {@link ConditionType}
     * 
     *
     * @return the type of condition
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getConditionTypeType()}
     */
    byte getConditionType();
    
    /**
     * Type of conditional formatting rule.
     *
     * @return the type of condition
     */
    ConditionType getConditionTypeType();

    /**
     * The comparison function used when the type of conditional formatting is set to
     * {@link #CONDITION_TYPE_CELL_VALUE_IS}
     * 
     *     MUST be a constant from {@link ComparisonOperator}
     * 
     *
     * @return the conditional format operator
     */
    byte getComparisonOperation();

    /**
     * The formula used to evaluate the first operand for the conditional formatting rule.
     * 
     * If the condition type is {@link #CONDITION_TYPE_CELL_VALUE_IS},
     * this field is the first operand of the comparison.
     * If type is {@link #CONDITION_TYPE_FORMULA}, this formula is used
     * to determine if the conditional formatting is applied.
     * 
     * 
     * If comparison type is {@link #CONDITION_TYPE_FORMULA} the formula MUST be a Boolean function
     * 
     *
     * @return  the first formula
     */
    String getFormula1();

    /**
     * The formula used to evaluate the second operand of the comparison when
     * comparison type is  {@link #CONDITION_TYPE_CELL_VALUE_IS} and operator
     * is either {@link ComparisonOperator#BETWEEN} or {@link ComparisonOperator#NOT_BETWEEN}
     *
     * @return  the second formula
     */
    String getFormula2();
}