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package javax.xml.stream.util;

import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;

/**

 * This interface defines a class that allows a user to register

 * a way to allocate events given an XMLStreamReader.  An implementation

 * is not required to use the XMLEventFactory implementation but this

 * is recommended.  The XMLEventAllocator can be set on an XMLInputFactory

 * using the property "javax.xml.stream.allocator"

 *

 * @version 1.0

 * @author Copyright (c) 2009 by Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

 * @see javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory

 * @see javax.xml.stream.XMLEventFactory

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface XMLEventAllocator {

  /**

   * This method creates an instance of the XMLEventAllocator. This

   * allows the XMLInputFactory to allocate a new instance per reader.

   */

  public XMLEventAllocator newInstance();

  /**

   * This method allocates an event given the current

   * state of the XMLStreamReader.  If this XMLEventAllocator

   * does not have a one-to-one mapping between reader states

   * and events this method will return null.  This method

   * must not modify the state of the XMLStreamReader.

   * @param reader The XMLStreamReader to allocate from

   * @return the event corresponding to the current reader state

   */

  public XMLEvent allocate(XMLStreamReader reader)

    throws XMLStreamException;

  /**

   * This method allocates an event or set of events

   * given the current

   * state of the XMLStreamReader and adds the event

   * or set of events to the

   * consumer that was passed in.  This method can be used

   * to expand or contract reader states into event states.

   * This method may modify the state of the XMLStreamReader.

   * @param reader The XMLStreamReader to allocate from

   * @param consumer The XMLEventConsumer to add to.

   */

  public void allocate(XMLStreamReader reader, XMLEventConsumer consumer)

    throws XMLStreamException;

}