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package org.springframework.core.style;

/**
 * A strategy interface for pretty-printing <code>toString()</code> methods.
 * Encapsulates the print algorithms; some other object such as a builder
 * should provide the workflow.
 *
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @since 1.2.2
 */
public interface ToStringStyler {

	/**
	 * Style a <code>toString()</code>'ed object before its fields are styled.
	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
	 * @param obj the object to style
	 */
	void styleStart(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj);

	/**
	 * Style a <code>toString()</code>'ed object after it's fields are styled.
	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
	 * @param obj the object to style
	 */
	void styleEnd(StringBuffer buffer, Object obj);

	/**
	 * Style a field value as a string.
	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
	 * @param fieldName the he name of the field
	 * @param value the field value
	 */
	void styleField(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value);

	/**
	 * Style the given value.
	 * @param buffer the buffer to print to
	 * @param value the field value
	 */
	void styleValue(StringBuffer buffer, Object value);

	/**
	 * Style the field separator.
	 * @param buffer buffer to print to
	 */
	void styleFieldSeparator(StringBuffer buffer);

}