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package javax.management.openmbean;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Describes the parameters of a constructor or operation associated
 * with an open management bean.  This interface includes those methods
 * specified by {@link javax.management.MBeanParameterInfo}, so
 * implementations should extend this class.
 *
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface OpenMBeanParameterInfo
{

  /**
   * Compares this parameter with the supplied object.  This returns
   * true iff the object is an instance of {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}
   * with an equal name and open type and the same default, minimum,
   * maximum and legal values.
   *
   * @param obj the object to compare.
   * @return true if the object is a {@link OpenMBeanParameterInfo}
   *         instance, 
   *         <code>name.equals(object.getName())</code>,
   *         <code>openType.equals(object.getOpenType())</code>,
   *         <code>defaultValue.equals(object.getDefaultValue())</code>,
   *         <code>minValue.equals(object.getMinValue())</code>,
   *         <code>maxValue.equals(object.getMaxValue())</code>,
   *         and <code>legalValues.equals(object.getLegalValues())</code>.
   */
  boolean equals(Object obj);

  /**
   * Returns the default value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
   * if there is no default value.
   *
   * @return the default value of the parameter, or <code>null</code>
   *         if there is no default.
   */
  Object getDefaultValue();

  /**
   * Returns a description of this parameter.
   *
   * @return a human-readable description.
   */
  String getDescription();

  /**
   * Returns a {@link java.util.Set} enumerating the legal values
   * of this parameter, or <code>null</code> if no such limited
   * set exists for this parameter.
   *
   * @return a set of legal values, or <code>null</code> if no such
   *         set exists.
   */
  Set<?> getLegalValues();

  /**
   * Returns the maximum value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
   * if there is no maximum.
   *
   * @return the maximum value, or <code>null</code> if none exists.
   */
  Comparable<?> getMaxValue();

  /**
   * Returns the minimum value of this parameter, or <code>null</code>
   * if there is no minimum.
   *
   * @return the minimum value, or <code>null</code> if none exists.
   */
  Comparable<?> getMinValue();

  /**
   * Returns the name of this parameter.
   *
   * @return the name of the parameter.
   */
  String getName();

  /**
   * Returns the open type instance which represents the type of this
   * parameter.
   *
   * @return the open type of this parameter.
   */
  OpenType<?> getOpenType();

  /**
   * Returns true if this parameter has a default value.
   *
   * @return true if this parameter has a default.
   */
  boolean hasDefaultValue();

  /**
   * Returns the hashcode of the parameter information as the sum of
   * the hashcodes of the name, open type, default value, maximum
   * value, minimum value and the set of legal values.
   *
   * @return the hashcode of the parameter information.
   */
  int hashCode();

  /**
   * Returns true if there is a set of legal values for this
   * parameter.
   *
   * @return true if a set of legal values exists for this
   *         parameter.
   */
  boolean hasLegalValues();

  /**
   * Returns true if there is a maximum value for this parameter.
   *
   * @return true if a maximum value exists for this parameter.
   */
  boolean hasMaxValue();

  /**
   * Returns true if there is a minimum value for this parameter.
   *
   * @return true if a minimum value exists for this parameter.
   */
  boolean hasMinValue();

  /**
   * Returns true if the specified object is a valid value for
   * this parameter.
   *
   * @param obj the object to test.
   * @return true if <code>obj</code> is a valid value for this
   *         parameter.
   */
  boolean isValue(Object obj);

  /**
   * Returns a textual representation of this instance.  This
   * is constructed using the class name
   * (<code>javax.management.openmbean.OpenMBeanParameterInfo</code>)
   * along with the name, open type, default, minimum, maximum
   * and legal values of the parameter.
   *
   * @return a @link{java.lang.String} instance representing
   *         the instance in textual form.
   */
  String toString();

}