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package org.xwiki.job;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A {@link Job} request.
 *
 * @version $Id: 1aa63625c3b0cdb03a41f33bc9b190d546106c95 $
 * @since 4.0M1
 */
public interface Request extends Serializable
{
    /**
     * @see #isRemote()
     */
    String PROPERTY_REMOTE = "remote";

    /**
     * @see #isInteractive()
     */
    String PROPERTY_INTERACTIVE = "interactive";

    /**
     * @return list based identifier used to access the job. If none is provided the job will not be accessible by id
     *         and the status of the job will not be stored.
     * @since 4.1M2
     */
    List getId();

    /**
     * @return indicate if the job has been triggered by a remote event
     */
    boolean isRemote();

    /**
     * @return indicate if the job is allowed to ask questions if it it should be fully automated (i.e. use default
     *         answers)
     */
    boolean isInteractive();

    /**
     * @param key the name of the property
     * @param  the type of the value
     * @return the value of the property
     */
     T getProperty(String key);

    /**
     * @param key the name of the property
     * @param def the default value of the property
     * @param  the type of the value
     * @return the value of the property
     */
     T getProperty(String key, T def);

    /**
     * @return the names of all the properties
     */
    Collection getPropertyNames();

    /**
     * @param key the name of the property
     * @return true if this map contains a property for the specified key
     * @since 4.2M2
     */
    boolean containsProperty(String key);

    /**
     * @return true of the job should log informations about what is going on
     * @since 5.4RC1
     */
    boolean isVerbose();
}