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1 | /* | |
2 | * #%L | |
3 | * Element.java - mongodb-async-driver - Allanbank Consulting, Inc. | |
4 | * %% | |
5 | * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2014 Allanbank Consulting, Inc. | |
6 | * %% | |
7 | * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
8 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
9 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
10 | * | |
11 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
12 | * | |
13 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
14 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
15 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
16 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
17 | * limitations under the License. | |
18 | * #L% | |
19 | */ | |
20 | package com.allanbank.mongodb.bson; | |
21 | ||
22 | import java.io.Serializable; | |
23 | import java.util.List; | |
24 | ||
25 | import com.allanbank.mongodb.bson.builder.DocumentBuilder; | |
26 | import com.allanbank.mongodb.bson.element.JsonSerializationVisitor; | |
27 | import com.allanbank.mongodb.bson.element.TimestampElement; | |
28 | ||
29 | /** | |
30 | * A common interface for the basic BSON types used to construct Documents and | |
31 | * arrays. | |
32 | * | |
33 | * @api.yes This interface is part of the driver's API. Public and protected | |
34 | * members will be deprecated for at least 1 non-bugfix release | |
35 | * (version numbers are <major>.<minor>.<bugfix>) | |
36 | * before being removed or modified. | |
37 | * @copyright 2011-2013, Allanbank Consulting, Inc., All Rights Reserved | |
38 | */ | |
39 | public interface Element extends Serializable, ElementAssignable, | |
40 | Comparable<Element> { | |
41 | ||
42 | /** | |
43 | * Accepts the visitor and calls the appropriate method on the visitor based | |
44 | * on the element type. | |
45 | * | |
46 | * @param visitor | |
47 | * The visitor for the element. | |
48 | */ | |
49 | public void accept(Visitor visitor); | |
50 | ||
51 | /** | |
52 | * {@inheritDoc} | |
53 | * <p> | |
54 | * Overridden to compare the elements based on the tuple (name, type, | |
55 | * value). | |
56 | * </p> | |
57 | */ | |
58 | @Override | |
59 | public int compareTo(Element otherElement); | |
60 | ||
61 | /** | |
62 | * Returns the elements matching the path of regular expressions. | |
63 | * | |
64 | * @param <E> | |
65 | * The type of element to match. | |
66 | * @param clazz | |
67 | * The class of elements to match. | |
68 | * @param nameRegexs | |
69 | * The path of regular expressions. | |
70 | * @return The elements matching the path of regular expressions. | |
71 | */ | |
72 | public <E extends Element> List<E> find(Class<E> clazz, | |
73 | String... nameRegexs); | |
74 | ||
75 | /** | |
76 | * Returns the elements matching the path of regular expressions. | |
77 | * | |
78 | * @param nameRegexs | |
79 | * The path of regular expressions. | |
80 | * @return The elements matching the path of regular expressions. | |
81 | */ | |
82 | public List<Element> find(String... nameRegexs); | |
83 | ||
84 | /** | |
85 | * Returns the first element matching the path of regular expressions. | |
86 | * | |
87 | * @param <E> | |
88 | * The type of element to match. | |
89 | * @param clazz | |
90 | * The class of element to match. | |
91 | * @param nameRegexs | |
92 | * The path of regular expressions. | |
93 | * @return The first element matching the path of regular expressions. | |
94 | */ | |
95 | public <E extends Element> E findFirst(Class<E> clazz, String... nameRegexs); | |
96 | ||
97 | /** | |
98 | * Returns the first element matching the path of regular expressions. | |
99 | * | |
100 | * @param nameRegexs | |
101 | * The path of regular expressions. | |
102 | * @return The first element matching the path of regular expressions. | |
103 | */ | |
104 | public Element findFirst(String... nameRegexs); | |
105 | ||
106 | /** | |
107 | * Returns the name for the BSON type. | |
108 | * | |
109 | * @return The name for the BSON type. | |
110 | */ | |
111 | public String getName(); | |
112 | ||
113 | /** | |
114 | * Returns the type for the BSON type. | |
115 | * | |
116 | * @return The type for the BSON type. | |
117 | */ | |
118 | public ElementType getType(); | |
119 | ||
120 | /** | |
121 | * Returns the value for BSON element as a Java {@link Object} type. | |
122 | * <p> | |
123 | * Automatic conversion from the Object-ified value to an element is | |
124 | * provided via the {@link DocumentBuilder#add(String, Object)} method. Not | |
125 | * all element types will be successfully converted to the same element | |
126 | * duing a Element-->Object value-->Element conversion. This cases are noted | |
127 | * in the appropriate sub-type's JavaDoc. | |
128 | * <p> | |
129 | * Sub-types will also overload this method with the appropriate type | |
130 | * returned. e.g., The | |
131 | * {@link com.allanbank.mongodb.bson.element.StringElement#getValueAsObject()} | |
132 | * method signature returns a {@link String}. | |
133 | * </p> | |
134 | * | |
135 | * @return The value for BSON element as a Java {@link Object} type. | |
136 | */ | |
137 | public Object getValueAsObject(); | |
138 | ||
139 | /** | |
140 | * Returns the value for BSON element as a Java {@link String}. Automatic | |
141 | * conversion from the string value back to an Element is not provided. | |
142 | * <p> | |
143 | * Generally the string returned will be the expected value. As an example | |
144 | * for a LongElement with the value 101 the returned string will be "101". | |
145 | * In those cases where there is not canonical form for the value (e.g., a | |
146 | * {@link com.allanbank.mongodb.bson.element.TimestampElement} the returned | |
147 | * string will match the value when converted to JSON by the | |
148 | * {@link JsonSerializationVisitor}. For a {@link TimestampElement} that is | |
149 | * a string of the form "ISODate('1970-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000')". | |
150 | * </p> | |
151 | * | |
152 | * @return The value for BSON element as a {@link String}. | |
153 | */ | |
154 | public String getValueAsString(); | |
155 | ||
156 | /** | |
157 | * Returns the number of bytes that are used to encode the element. | |
158 | * | |
159 | * @return The bytes that are used to encode the element. | |
160 | */ | |
161 | public long size(); | |
162 | ||
163 | /** | |
164 | * Creates a new element with the same type and value as this element but | |
165 | * with the specified name. This is useful when creating a query across a | |
166 | * set of collections where the filed name changes in the collections but | |
167 | * the values must be identical. | |
168 | * | |
169 | * @param name | |
170 | * The new name for the element. | |
171 | * @return The created element. | |
172 | */ | |
173 | public Element withName(String name); | |
174 | ||
175 | } |