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package org.forgerock.opendj.config;

/**
 * A visitor of relation definitions, in the style of the visitor design
 * pattern. Classes implementing this interface can query relation definitions
 * in a type-safe manner when the kind of relation definition is unknown at
 * compile time. When a visitor is passed to a relation definition's accept
 * method, the corresponding visit method most applicable to that relation
 * definition is invoked.
 *
 * @param <R>
 *            The return type of this visitor's methods. Use
 *            {@link java.lang.Void} for visitors that do not need to return
 *            results.
 * @param <P>
 *            The type of the additional parameter to this visitor's methods.
 *            Use {@link java.lang.Void} for visitors that do not need an
 *            additional parameter.
 */
public interface RelationDefinitionVisitor<R, P> {

    /**
     * Visit an instantiable relation definition.
     *
     * @param <C>
     *            The type of client managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param <S>
     *            The type of server managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param rd
     *            The instantiable relation definition to visit.
     * @param p
     *            A visitor specified parameter.
     * @return Returns a visitor specified result.
     */
    <C extends ConfigurationClient, S extends Configuration> R visitInstantiable(
        InstantiableRelationDefinition<C, S> rd, P p);

    /**
     * Visit a set relation definition.
     *
     * @param <C>
     *            The type of client managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param <S>
     *            The type of server managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param rd
     *            The set relation definition to visit.
     * @param p
     *            A visitor specified parameter.
     * @return Returns a visitor specified result.
     */
    <C extends ConfigurationClient, S extends Configuration> R visitSet(SetRelationDefinition<C, S> rd, P p);

    /**
     * Visit an optional relation definition.
     *
     * @param <C>
     *            The type of client managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param <S>
     *            The type of server managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param rd
     *            The optional relation definition to visit.
     * @param p
     *            A visitor specified parameter.
     * @return Returns a visitor specified result.
     */
    <C extends ConfigurationClient, S extends Configuration> R visitOptional(OptionalRelationDefinition<C, S> rd, P p);

    /**
     * Visit a singleton relation definition.
     *
     * @param <C>
     *            The type of client managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param <S>
     *            The type of server managed object configuration that the
     *            relation definition refers to.
     * @param rd
     *            The singleton relation definition to visit.
     * @param p
     *            A visitor specified parameter.
     * @return Returns a visitor specified result.
     */
    <C extends ConfigurationClient, S extends Configuration> R visitSingleton(SingletonRelationDefinition<C, S> rd,
        P p);

}