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package org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.flat;

import javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException;
import javax.jcr.Item;
import javax.jcr.ItemNotFoundException;
import javax.jcr.PathNotFoundException;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Interface for accessing JCR {@link Item}s sequentially through an
 * {@link Iterator} or looking them up through a key.
 *
 * @param  extends <Item>
 */
public interface Sequence extends Iterable {

    /**
     * Iterator for the {@link Item}s in this sequence. The order of the items
     * is implementation specific.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Iterable#iterator()
     */
    Iterator iterator();

    /**
     * Retrieve an {@link Item} from this sequence by its key. If
     * the sequence does not contain the key this method throws an
     * {@link ItemNotFoundException}.
     *
     * @param key The key of the item to retrieve. Must not be
     *            null.
     * @return The item belonging to key.
     * @throws ItemNotFoundException
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    T getItem(String key) throws AccessDeniedException, PathNotFoundException, ItemNotFoundException,
            RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Determine whether this sequence contains a specific key.
     *
     * @param key The key to look up.
     * @return true if this sequence contains key.
     *         False otherwise.
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    boolean hasItem(String key) throws RepositoryException;
}