/**
* Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Typesafe Inc. <http://typesafe.com>
*/
package org.deephacks.confit.internal.core.property.typesafe;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Subtype of {@link ConfigValue} representing a list value, as in JSON's
* {@code [1,2,3]} syntax.
*
* <p>
* {@code ConfigList} implements {@code java.util.List<ConfigValue>} so you can
* use it like a regular Java list. Or call {@link #unwrapped()} to unwrap the
* list elements into plain Java values.
*
* <p>
* Like list {@link ConfigValue} subtypes, {@code ConfigList} is immutable. This
* makes it threadsafe and you never have to create "defensive copies." The
* mutator methods from {@link java.util.List} list throw
* {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException}.
*
* <p>
* The {@link ConfigValue#valueType} method on a list returns
* {@link ConfigValueType#LIST}.
*
* <p>
* <em>Do not implement {@code ConfigList}</em>; it should only be implemented
* by the typesafe library. Arbitrary implementations will not work because the
* library internals assume a specific concrete implementation. Also, this
* interface is likely to grow new methods over time, so third-party
* implementations will break.
*
*/
public interface ConfigList extends List<ConfigValue>, ConfigValue {
/**
* Recursively unwraps the list, returning a list of plain Java values such
* as Integer or String or whatever is in the list.
*/
@Override
List<Object> unwrapped();
}