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package org.jboss.arquillian.drone.spi;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

/**
 * Holder of either instance or Callable that after invoked, will result into the instance.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface InstanceOrCallableInstance {

    /**
     * Sets value to {@code object}. This is a convenient method to modify content of {@link DroneContext} from various
     * events.
     *
     * @param object
     *     new value
     *
     * @return modified instance
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *     If new value is {@code null}
     */
    InstanceOrCallableInstance set(Object object) throws IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
     * Checks whether context contains a real instance
     *
     * @return {@code true} if instance is hold, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean isInstance();

    /**
     * Checks whether context contains a real instance
     *
     * @return {@code true} if instance is hold, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean isInstanceCallable();

    /**
     * Wraps as instance
     *
     * @param type
     *     Type of the instance
     *
     * @return wrapped instance
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *     If content is not an instance
     */
     T asInstance(Class type) throws IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Wraps as callable
     *
     * @param type
     *     Type of the callable
     *
     * @return wrapped callable
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *     If content is not a callable
     */
     Callable asCallableInstance(Class type) throws IllegalStateException;
}