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// TODO(kenton):  Use generics?  E.g. Builder<BuilderType extends Builder>, then
//   mergeFrom*() could return BuilderType for better type-safety.

package com.google.protobuf;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Abstract interface implemented by Protocol Message objects.
 * <p>
 * See also {@link MessageLite}, which defines most of the methods that typical
 * users care about.  {@link Message} adds to it methods that are not available
 * in the "lite" runtime.  The biggest added features are introspection and
 * reflection -- i.e., getting descriptors for the message type and accessing
 * the field values dynamically.
 *
 * @author kenton@google.com Kenton Varda
 */
public interface Message extends MessageLite {
  /**
   * Get the message's type's descriptor.  This differs from the
   * {@code getDescriptor()} method of generated message classes in that
   * this method is an abstract method of the {@code Message} interface
   * whereas {@code getDescriptor()} is a static method of a specific class.
   * They return the same thing.
   */
  Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptorForType();

  // (From MessageLite, re-declared here only for return type covariance.)
  Message getDefaultInstanceForType();

  /**
   * Returns a collection of all the fields in this message which are set
   * and their corresponding values.  A singular ("required" or "optional")
   * field is set iff hasField() returns true for that field.  A "repeated"
   * field is set iff getRepeatedFieldSize() is greater than zero.  The
   * values are exactly what would be returned by calling
   * {@link #getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)} for each field.  The map
   * is guaranteed to be a sorted map, so iterating over it will return fields
   * in order by field number.
   */
  Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor, Object> getAllFields();

  /**
   * Returns true if the given field is set.  This is exactly equivalent to
   * calling the generated "has" accessor method corresponding to the field.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException The field is a repeated field, or
   *           {@code field.getContainingType() != getDescriptorForType()}.
   */
  boolean hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

  /**
   * Obtains the value of the given field, or the default value if it is
   * not set.  For primitive fields, the boxed primitive value is returned.
   * For enum fields, the EnumValueDescriptor for the value is returend. For
   * embedded message fields, the sub-message is returned.  For repeated
   * fields, a java.util.List is returned.
   */
  Object getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

  /**
   * Gets the number of elements of a repeated field.  This is exactly
   * equivalent to calling the generated "Count" accessor method corresponding
   * to the field.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException The field is not a repeated field, or
   *           {@code field.getContainingType() != getDescriptorForType()}.
   */
  int getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

  /**
   * Gets an element of a repeated field.  For primitive fields, the boxed
   * primitive value is returned.  For enum fields, the EnumValueDescriptor
   * for the value is returend. For embedded message fields, the sub-message
   * is returned.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException The field is not a repeated field, or
   *           {@code field.getContainingType() != getDescriptorForType()}.
   */
  Object getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index);

  /** Get the {@link UnknownFieldSet} for this message. */
  UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields();

  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
  // Comparison and hashing

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this message for equality.  Returns
   * <tt>true</tt> if the given object is a message of the same type (as
   * defined by {@code getDescriptorForType()}) and has identical values for
   * all of its fields.
   *
   * @param other object to be compared for equality with this message
   * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this message
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(Object other);

  /**
   * Returns the hash code value for this message.  The hash code of a message
   * is defined to be <tt>getDescriptor().hashCode() ^ map.hashCode()</tt>,
   * where <tt>map</tt> is a map of field numbers to field values.
   *
   * @return the hash code value for this message
   * @see Map#hashCode()
   */
  @Override
  int hashCode();

  // -----------------------------------------------------------------
  // Convenience methods.

  /**
   * Converts the message to a string in protocol buffer text format. This is
   * just a trivial wrapper around {@link TextFormat#printToString(Message)}.
   */
  @Override
  String toString();

  // =================================================================
  // Builders

  // (From MessageLite, re-declared here only for return type covariance.)
  Builder newBuilderForType();
  Builder toBuilder();

  /**
   * Abstract interface implemented by Protocol Message builders.
   */
  interface Builder extends MessageLite.Builder {
    // (From MessageLite.Builder, re-declared here only for return type
    // covariance.)
    Builder clear();

    /**
     * Merge {@code other} into the message being built.  {@code other} must
     * have the exact same type as {@code this} (i.e.
     * {@code getDescriptorForType() == other.getDescriptorForType()}).
     *
     * Merging occurs as follows.  For each field:<br>
     * * For singular primitive fields, if the field is set in {@code other},
     *   then {@code other}'s value overwrites the value in this message.<br>
     * * For singular message fields, if the field is set in {@code other},
     *   it is merged into the corresponding sub-message of this message
     *   using the same merging rules.<br>
     * * For repeated fields, the elements in {@code other} are concatenated
     *   with the elements in this message.
     *
     * This is equivalent to the {@code Message::MergeFrom} method in C++.
     */
    Builder mergeFrom(Message other);

    // (From MessageLite.Builder, re-declared here only for return type
    // covariance.)
    Message build();
    Message buildPartial();
    Builder clone();
    Builder mergeFrom(CodedInputStream input) throws IOException;
    Builder mergeFrom(CodedInputStream input,
                      ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                      throws IOException;

    /**
     * Get the message's type's descriptor.
     * See {@link Message#getDescriptorForType()}.
     */
    Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptorForType();

    // (From MessageLite.Builder, re-declared here only for return type
    // covariance.)
    Message getDefaultInstanceForType();

    /**
     * Like {@link Message#getAllFields()}.  The returned map may or may not
     * reflect future changes to the builder.  Either way, the returned map is
     * itself unmodifiable.
     */
    Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor, Object> getAllFields();

    /**
     * Create a Builder for messages of the appropriate type for the given
     * field.  Messages built with this can then be passed to setField(),
     * setRepeatedField(), or addRepeatedField().
     */
    Builder newBuilderForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

    /** Like {@link Message#hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)} */
    boolean hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

    /** Like {@link Message#getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)} */
    Object getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

    /**
     * Sets a field to the given value.  The value must be of the correct type
     * for this field, i.e. the same type that
     * {@link Message#getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)} would return.
     */
    Builder setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value);

    /**
     * Clears the field.  This is exactly equivalent to calling the generated
     * "clear" accessor method corresponding to the field.
     */
    Builder clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

    /**
     * Like {@link Message#getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)}
     */
    int getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field);

    /**
     * Like {@link Message#getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,int)}
     */
    Object getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index);

    /**
     * Sets an element of a repeated field to the given value.  The value must
     * be of the correct type for this field, i.e. the same type that
     * {@link Message#getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,int)} would
     * return.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException The field is not a repeated field, or
     *           {@code field.getContainingType() != getDescriptorForType()}.
     */
    Builder setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field,
                             int index, Object value);

    /**
     * Like {@code setRepeatedField}, but appends the value as a new element.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException The field is not a repeated field, or
     *           {@code field.getContainingType() != getDescriptorForType()}.
     */
    Builder addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value);

    /** Get the {@link UnknownFieldSet} for this message. */
    UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields();

    /** Set the {@link UnknownFieldSet} for this message. */
    Builder setUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields);

    /**
     * Merge some unknown fields into the {@link UnknownFieldSet} for this
     * message.
     */
    Builder mergeUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields);

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
    // Convenience methods.

    // (From MessageLite.Builder, re-declared here only for return type
    // covariance.)
    Builder mergeFrom(ByteString data) throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(ByteString data,
                      ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                      throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(byte[] data) throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(byte[] data, int off, int len)
                      throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(byte[] data,
                      ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                      throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(byte[] data, int off, int len,
                      ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                      throws InvalidProtocolBufferException;
    Builder mergeFrom(InputStream input) throws IOException;
    Builder mergeFrom(InputStream input,
                      ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                      throws IOException;
    boolean mergeDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)
                               throws IOException;
    boolean mergeDelimitedFrom(InputStream input,
                               ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
                               throws IOException;
  }
}
