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 * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
 *
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package org.fakereplace.com.google.common.collect;

import java.util.Map;

import org.fakereplace.com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;


/**
 * An object representing the differences between two maps.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible
public interface MapDifference {
    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if there are no differences between the two maps;
     * that is, if the maps are equal.
     */
    boolean areEqual();

    /**
     * Returns an unmodifiable map containing the entries from the left map whose
     * keys are not present in the right map.
     */
    Map entriesOnlyOnLeft();

    /**
     * Returns an unmodifiable map containing the entries from the right map whose
     * keys are not present in the left map.
     */
    Map entriesOnlyOnRight();

    /**
     * Returns an unmodifiable map containing the entries that appear in both
     * maps; that is, the intersection of the two maps.
     */
    Map entriesInCommon();

    /**
     * Returns an unmodifiable map describing keys that appear in both maps, but
     * with different values.
     */
    Map> entriesDiffering();

    /**
     * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns
     * {@code true} if the given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the
     * values returned by the {@link #entriesOnlyOnLeft()}, {@link
     * #entriesOnlyOnRight()}, {@link #entriesInCommon()} and {@link
     * #entriesDiffering()} of the two instances are equal.
     */
    boolean equals(Object object);

    /**
     * Returns the hash code for this instance. This is defined as the hash code
     * of    {@code
     * 
     *   Arrays.asList(entriesOnlyOnLeft(), entriesOnlyOnRight(),
     *       entriesInCommon(), entriesDiffering())}
     */
    int hashCode();

    /**
     * A difference between the mappings from two maps with the same key. The
     * {@code leftValue()} and {@code rightValue} are not equal, and one but not
     * both of them may be null.
     */
    interface ValueDifference {
        /**
         * Returns the value from the left map (possibly null).
         */
        V leftValue();

        /**
         * Returns the value from the right map (possibly null).
         */
        V rightValue();

        /**
         * Two instances are considered equal if their {@link #leftValue()}
         * values are equal and their {@link #rightValue()} values are also equal.
         */
        @Override
        boolean equals(Object other);

        /**
         * The hash code equals the value
         * {@code Arrays.asList(leftValue(), rightValue()).hashCode()}.
         */
        @Override
        int hashCode();
    }

}