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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A {@code ChildNodeEntry} instance represents the child node states of a
 * {@link NodeState}.
 * <h2>Equality and hash codes</h2>
 * <p>
 * Two child node entries are considered equal if and only if their names
 * and referenced node states match. The {@link Object#equals(Object)}
 * method needs to be implemented so that it complies with this definition.
 * And while child node entries are not meant for use as hash keys, the
 * {@link Object#hashCode()} method should still be implemented according
 * to this equality contract.
 */
public interface ChildNodeEntry {

    /**
     * The name of the child node state wrt. to its parent state.
     * @return  name of the child node
     */
    @NotNull
    String getName();

    /**
     * The child node state
     * @return child node state
     */
    @NotNull
    NodeState getNodeState();
}
