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1   /*
2    * ModeShape (http://www.modeshape.org)
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24  package org.modeshape.graph.io;
25  
26  import java.util.List;
27  import net.jcip.annotations.NotThreadSafe;
28  import org.modeshape.graph.ExecutionContext;
29  import org.modeshape.graph.property.Path;
30  import org.modeshape.graph.property.Property;
31  
32  /**
33   * Interface used internally as the destination for the requests. This is used to abstract whether the requests should be
34   * submitted immediately or in a single batch.
35   */
36  @NotThreadSafe
37  public interface Destination {
38  
39      /**
40       * Obtain the execution context of the destination.
41       * 
42       * @return the destination's execution context
43       */
44      public ExecutionContext getExecutionContext();
45  
46      /**
47       * Create a node at the supplied path and with the supplied attributes. The path will be absolute.
48       * 
49       * @param path the absolute path of the node
50       * @param properties the properties for the node; never null, but may be empty if there are no properties
51       */
52      public void create( Path path,
53                          List<Property> properties );
54  
55      /**
56       * Create a node at the supplied path and with the supplied attributes. The path will be absolute.
57       * 
58       * @param path the absolute path of the node
59       * @param firstProperty the first property
60       * @param additionalProperties the remaining properties for the node
61       */
62      public void create( Path path,
63                          Property firstProperty,
64                          Property... additionalProperties );
65  
66      /**
67       * Sets the given properties on the node at the supplied path. The path will be absolute.
68       * 
69       * @param path the absolute path of the node
70       * @param properties the remaining properties for the node
71       */
72      public void setProperties( Path path,
73                                 Property... properties );
74  
75      /**
76       * Signal to this destination that any enqueued create requests should be submitted. Usually this happens at the end of the
77       * document parsing, but an implementer must allow for it to be called multiple times and anytime during parsing.
78       */
79      public void submit();
80  }