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import java.io.*;

/**

 * The interface for writing serialized form output.

 *

 *  <p><b>This is NOT part of any supported API.

 *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.

 *  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or

 *  deletion without notice.</b>

 *

 * @author Jamie Ho

 */

public interface SerializedFormWriter {

    /**

     * Get the header.

     *

     * @param header the header to write.

     * @return the header content tree

     */

    public Content getHeader(String header);

    /**

     * Get the serialized form summaries header.

     *

     * @return the serialized form summary header tree

     */

    public Content getSerializedSummariesHeader();

    /**

     * Get the package serialized form header.

     *

     * @return the package serialized form header tree

     */

    public Content getPackageSerializedHeader();

    /**

     * Add the serialized tree per package to the serialized summaries tree.

     *

     * @param serializedSummariesTree the serialized tree to which the package serialized tree will be added

     * @param packageSerializedTree the serialized tree per package that needs to be added

     */

    public void addPackageSerializedTree(Content serializedSummariesTree, Content packageSerializedTree);

    /**

     * Get the given package header.

     *

     * @param packageName the package header to write

     * @return a content tree for the package header

     */

    public Content getPackageHeader(String packageName);

    /**

     * Get the serialized class header.

     *

     * @return a content tree for the serialized class header

     */

    public Content getClassSerializedHeader();

    /**

     * Get the heading for the serializable class.

     *

     * @return a content tree for the class heading

     */

    /**

     * Get the serial UID info header.

     *

     * @return a content tree for the serial uid info header

     */

    public Content getSerialUIDInfoHeader();

    /**

     * Adds the serial UID info.

     *

     * @param header the header that will show up before the UID.

     * @param serialUID the serial UID to print.

     * @param serialUidTree the serial UID tree to which the content will be added.

     */

    public void addSerialUIDInfo(String header, String serialUID,

            Content serialUidTree);

    /**

     * Get the class serialize content header.

     *

     * @return a content tree for the class serialize content header

     */

    public Content getClassContentHeader();

    /**

     * Return an instance of a SerialFieldWriter.

     *

     * @return an instance of a SerialFieldWriter.

     */

    /**

     * Return an instance of a SerialMethodWriter.

     *

     * @return an instance of a SerialMethodWriter.

     */

    /**

     * Close the writer.

     */

    public abstract void close() throws IOException;

    /**

     * Get the serialized content.

     *

     * @param serializedTreeContent content for serialized data

     * @return a content tree for serialized information

     */

    public Content getSerializedContent(Content serializedTreeContent);

    /**

     * Add the footer.

     *

     * @param serializedTree the serialized tree to be added

     */

    public void addFooter(Content serializedTree);

    /**

     * Print the serialized form document.

     *

     * @param serializedTree the content tree that will be printed

     */

    public abstract void printDocument(Content serializedTree) throws IOException;

    /**

     * Write the serialized form for a given field.

     */

    public interface SerialFieldWriter {

        /**

         * Get the serializable field header.

         *

         * @return serialized fields header content tree

         */

        public Content getSerializableFieldsHeader();

        /**

         * Get the field content header.

         *

         * @param isLastContent true if this is the last content to be documented

         * @return fields header content tree

         */

        public Content getFieldsContentHeader(boolean isLastContent);

        /**

         * Get the fields content.

         *

         * @param heading the heading to write.

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the heading will be added

         * @return serializable fields content tree

         */

        public Content getSerializableFields(String heading, Content contentTree);

        /**

         * Adds the deprecated information for this member.

         *

         * @param field the field to document.

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the deprecated information will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the description text for this member.

         *

         * @param field the field to document.

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the member description will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the description text for this member represented by the tag.

         *

         * @param serialFieldTag the field to document (represented by tag).

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the member description will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the tag information for this member.

         *

         * @param field the field to document.

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the member tags will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the member header.

         *

         * @param fieldType the type of the field.

         * @param fieldTypeStr the type of the field in string format.  We will

         * print this out if we can't link to the type.

         * @param fieldDimensions the dimensions of the field.

         * @param fieldName the name of the field.

         * @param contentTree content tree to which the member header will be added

         */

            String fieldDimensions, String fieldName, Content contentTree);

        /**

         * Check to see if overview details should be printed. If

         * nocomment option set or if there is no text to be printed

         * for deprecation info, inline comment or tags,

         * do not print overview details.

         *

         * @param field the field to check overview details for.

         * @return true if overview details need to be printed

         */

    }

    /**

     * Write the serialized form for a given field.

     */

    public interface SerialMethodWriter {

        /**

         * Get the serializable method header.

         *

         * @return serializable methods content tree

         */

        public Content getSerializableMethodsHeader();

        /**

         * Get the method content header.

         *

         * @param isLastContent true if this is the last content to be documented

         * @return methods content tree

         */

        public Content getMethodsContentHeader(boolean isLastContent);

        /**

         * Write the given heading.

         *

         * @param heading the heading to write

         * @param serializableMethodTree content tree which will be added

         * @return serializable methods content tree

         */

        public Content getSerializableMethods(String heading, Content serializableMethodTree);

        /**

         * Write a warning that no serializable methods exist.

         *

         * @param msg the warning to print

         * @return no customization message tree

         */

        public Content getNoCustomizationMsg(String msg);

        /**

         * Adds the header.

         *

         * @param member the member to write the header for

         * @param methodsContentTree content tree to which the header will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the deprecated information for this member.

         *

         * @param member the member to write the deprecated information for

         * @param methodsContentTree content tree to which the deprecated

         * information will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the description for this member.

         *

         * @param member the member to write the information for

         * @param methodsContentTree content tree to which the member

         * information will be added

         */

        /**

         * Adds the tag information for this member.

         *

         * @param member the member to write the tags information for

         * @param methodsContentTree content tree to which the tags

         * information will be added

         */

    }

}