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package org.infinispan.commons.configuration;
import org.infinispan.commons.configuration.attributes.AttributeSet;
/**
* Builder. Validates and constructs a configuration bean
*
* @author Tristan Tarrant
* @since 5.2
*/
public interface Builder {
default void reset() {
attributes().reset();
}
/**
* Validate the data in this builder before building the configuration bean
*/
default void validate() {}
/**
* Create the configuration bean
*
* @return
*/
T create();
/**
* Reads the configuration from an already created configuration bean into this builder.
* Returns an appropriate builder to allow fluent configuration
*
* @param template the configuration from which to "clone" this config if needed.
* @param combine the way attributes and children of this instance and the template should be combined.
*/
Builder read(T template, Combine combine);
default Builder read(T template) {
return read(template, Combine.DEFAULT);
}
AttributeSet attributes();
}