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package griffon.javafx.beans.property;

import javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding;
import javafx.beans.property.Property;
import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyProperty;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * @author Andres Almiray
 * @since 2.10.0
 */
public interface ResetableProperty {
    /**
     * A property that tracks the base value of this {@code ResetableProperty}.
     */
    @Nonnull
    ReadOnlyProperty baseValueProperty();

    /**
     * A property that tracks the current value of this {@code ResetableProperty}.
     */
    @Nonnull
    Property valueProperty();

    /**
     * A property that tracks if the current value differs form the base value.
     */
    @Nonnull
    BooleanBinding dirtyProperty();

    /**
     * Returns the base value of this {@code ResetableProperty}.
     *
     * @return the base value
     */
    @Nullable
    T getBaseValue();

    /**
     * Returns the current value of this {@code ResetableProperty}.
     *
     * @return the current value
     */
    @Nullable
    T getValue();

    /**
     * Sets the current value.
     *
     * @param value the new value
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResetableProperty setValue(@Nullable T value);

    /**
     * Query if the current value differs from the base value.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if values differ, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean isDirty();

    /**
     * Sets the current value as the base value.
     *
     * @return this {@code ResetableProperty}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResetableProperty rebase();

    /**
     * Sets the base value as the current value.
     *
     * @return this {@code ResetableProperty}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResetableProperty reset();

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Object} that contains this property. If this property
     * is not contained in an {@code Object}, {@code null} is returned.
     *
     * @return the containing {@code Object} or {@code null}
     */
    @Nullable
    Object getBean();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this property. If the property does not have a name,
     * this method returns an empty {@code String}.
     *
     * @return the name or an empty {@code String}
     */
    @Nonnull
    String getName();
}