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    017package org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder.combined;
    018
    019import org.apache.commons.configuration2.HierarchicalConfiguration;
    020import org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder.BuilderParameters;
    021import org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder.ConfigurationBuilder;
    022import org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder.DefaultParametersHandler;
    023import org.apache.commons.configuration2.builder.DefaultParametersManager;
    024
    025/**
    026 * <p>
    027 * Definition of a properties interface for the parameters of a combined configuration builder.
    028 * </p>
    029 * <p>
    030 * This interface defines a number of properties for adapting the construction of a combined configuration based on a
    031 * definition configuration. Properties can be set in a fluent style.
    032 * </p>
    033 * <p>
    034 * <strong>Important note:</strong> This interface is not intended to be implemented by client code! It defines a set of
    035 * available properties and may be extended even in minor releases.
    036 * </p>
    037 *
    038 * @since 2.0
    039 * @param <T> the return type of all methods for allowing method chaining
    040 */
    041public interface CombinedBuilderProperties<T> {
    042    /**
    043     * Registers a {@code DefaultParametersHandler} for child configuration sources. With this method an arbitrary number of
    044     * handler objects can be set. When creating builders for child configuration sources their parameters are initialized
    045     * by invoking all matching {@code DefaultParametersHandler}s on them. So, basically the same mechanism is used for the
    046     * initialization of parameters for child configuration sources as for normal parameter objects.
    047     *
    048     * @param <D> the type of the handler to be registered
    049     * @param paramClass the parameter class supported by the handler
    050     * @param handler the {@code DefaultParametersHandler} to be registered
    051     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    052     * @see DefaultParametersManager#registerDefaultsHandler(Class, DefaultParametersHandler)
    053     */
    054    <D> T registerChildDefaultsHandler(Class<D> paramClass, DefaultParametersHandler<? super D> handler);
    055
    056    /**
    057     * Registers a {@code DefaultParametersHandler} for child configuration sources derived from the given start class. This
    058     * method works like the overloaded variant, but limits the application of the defaults handler to specific child
    059     * configuration sources.
    060     *
    061     * @param <D> the type of the handler to be registered
    062     * @param paramClass the parameter class supported by the handler
    063     * @param handler the {@code DefaultParametersHandler} to be registered
    064     * @param startClass an optional start class in the hierarchy of parameter objects for which this handler should be
    065     *        applied
    066     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    067     * @see DefaultParametersManager#registerDefaultsHandler(Class, DefaultParametersHandler, Class)
    068     */
    069    <D> T registerChildDefaultsHandler(Class<D> paramClass, DefaultParametersHandler<? super D> handler, Class<?> startClass);
    070
    071    /**
    072     * Registers the given {@code ConfigurationBuilderProvider} for the specified tag name. This means that whenever this
    073     * tag is encountered in a configuration definition file, the corresponding builder provider is invoked.
    074     *
    075     * @param tagName the name of the tag (must not be <b>null</b>)
    076     * @param provider the {@code ConfigurationBuilderProvider} (must not be <b>null</b>)
    077     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    078     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a required parameter is missing
    079     */
    080    T registerProvider(String tagName, ConfigurationBuilderProvider provider);
    081
    082    /**
    083     * Sets the base path for this combined configuration builder. Normally it it not necessary to set the base path
    084     * explicitly. Per default, relative file names of configuration sources are resolved based on the location of the
    085     * definition file. If this is not desired or if the definition configuration is loaded by a different means, the base
    086     * path for relative file names can be specified using this method.
    087     *
    088     * @param path the base path for resolving relative file names
    089     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    090     */
    091    T setBasePath(String path);
    092
    093    /**
    094     * Sets a {@code DefaultParametersManager} object responsible for managing the default parameter handlers to be applied
    095     * on child configuration sources. When creating builders for child configuration sources their parameters are
    096     * initialized using this {@code DefaultParametersManager} instance. This way, meaningful defaults can be set. Note that
    097     * calling this method overrides all {@code DefaultParametersHandler} objects previously set by one of the
    098     * {@code registerChildDefaultsHandler()} methods! So either use this method if a pre-configured manager object is to be
    099     * set or call the {@code registerChildDefaultHandler()} methods with the handlers to be registered (in the latter case,
    100     * it is not necessary to set a {@code DefaultParametersManager} explicitly; a default one is created behind the
    101     * scenes).
    102     *
    103     * @param manager the {@code DefaultParametersManager}
    104     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    105     */
    106    T setChildDefaultParametersManager(DefaultParametersManager manager);
    107
    108    /**
    109     * Sets the {@code ConfigurationBuilder} for the definition configuration. This is the configuration which contains the
    110     * configuration sources that form the combined configuration.
    111     *
    112     * @param builder the definition {@code ConfigurationBuilder}
    113     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    114     */
    115    T setDefinitionBuilder(ConfigurationBuilder<? extends HierarchicalConfiguration<?>> builder);
    116
    117    /**
    118     * Sets the parameters object for the definition configuration builder. This property is evaluated only if the
    119     * definition configuration builder is not set explicitly (using the {@link #setDefinitionBuilder(ConfigurationBuilder)}
    120     * method). In this case, a builder for an XML configuration is created and configured with this parameters object.
    121     *
    122     * @param params the parameters object for the definition configuration builder
    123     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    124     */
    125    T setDefinitionBuilderParameters(BuilderParameters params);
    126
    127    /**
    128     * Sets a flag whether the child configurations created by a {@code CombinedConfigurationBuilder} should inherit the
    129     * settings defined for the builder. This is typically useful because for configurations coming from homogeneous sources
    130     * often similar conventions are used. Therefore, this flag is <b>true</b> per default.
    131     *
    132     * @param f the flag whether settings should be inherited by child configurations
    133     * @return a reference to this object for method chaining
    134     */
    135    T setInheritSettings(boolean f);
    136}