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package com.google.common.collect.testing.google;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.SampleElements;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.TestContainerGenerator;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Creates multimaps, containing sample elements, to be tested.
 *
 * @author Louis Wasserman
 */
@GwtCompatible
public interface TestMultimapGenerator<K, V, M extends Multimap<K, V>>
    extends TestContainerGenerator<M, Map.Entry<K, V>> {

  K[] createKeyArray(int length);

  V[] createValueArray(int length);

  SampleElements<K> sampleKeys();

  SampleElements<V> sampleValues();

  Collection<V> createCollection(Iterable<? extends V> values);
}