PopulationTask.java

package org.aksw.jena_sparql_api.mapper.impl.type;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

public interface PopulationTask {
	// The affected entity being populated
	//protected Object entity;
	//protected List<PlaceholderInfo> placeholders;
	
	/**
	 * The root entity being affected
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	//Object getEntity();
	
	/**
	 * The list of items that need to be resolved.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	List<PlaceholderInfo> getPlaceholders();
	
	/**
	 * A function that puts the resolved values into the entity
	 */
	//protected Consumer<List<Object>> populator;
	
	/**
	 * Populates the given entity with the given data.
	 * May returns yet another set of tasks that require further resolution
	 * 
	 * @param resolutions
	 * @return
	 */
	Collection<PopulationTask> resolve(List<Object> resolutions);
}