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// Copyright (c) 2013 Saxonica Limited.
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package net.sf.saxon.tree.linked;

import net.sf.saxon.event.PipelineConfiguration;
import net.sf.saxon.om.NamespaceBinding;
import net.sf.saxon.om.NodeInfo;
import net.sf.saxon.om.NodeName;
import net.sf.saxon.tree.util.AttributeCollectionImpl;
import net.sf.saxon.type.SchemaType;

import java.io.Serializable;


/**
 * Interface NodeFactory. 

 * A Factory for nodes used to build a tree. 

 * Currently only allows Element nodes to be user-constructed.
 *
 * @author Michael H. Kay
 * @version 25 February 2000
 */

public interface NodeFactory extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Create an Element node
     *
     * @param parent         The parent element
     * @param nameCode       The element name
     * @param elementType    The type annotation of the element
     * @param isNilled       true if the element is to be marked as nilled
     * @param attlist        The attribute collection, excluding any namespace attributes
     * @param namespaces     List of new namespace declarations for this element, as a sequence
     *                       of namespace codes representing pairs of strings: (prefix1, uri1), (prefix2, uri2)...
     * @param namespacesUsed the number of elemnts of the namespaces array actually used
     * @param pipe           The pipeline configuration (provides access to the error listener and the
     *                       location provider)
     * @param locationId     Indicates the source document and line number containing the node
     * @param sequenceNumber Sequence number to be assigned to represent document order.
     */

    /*@Nullable*/
    public ElementImpl makeElementNode(
            NodeInfo parent,
            NodeName nameCode,
            SchemaType elementType,
            boolean isNilled,
            AttributeCollectionImpl attlist,
            NamespaceBinding[] namespaces,
            int namespacesUsed,
            PipelineConfiguration pipe,
            int locationId,
            int sequenceNumber);

    /**
     * Make a text node
     * @param content the content of the text node
     * @return the constructed text node
     */

    public TextImpl makeTextNode(NodeInfo parent, CharSequence content);

}