XMLWriter.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.utils.xml;

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import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for tools writing XML files.
 * XMLWriters are not thread safe and must not be accessed concurrently.
 */
public interface XMLWriter
{

    /**
     * Sets the encoding of the document.
     * If not set, UTF-8 is being used
     *
     * @param encoding the encoding
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the generation of the document has already started
     */
    void setEncoding( String encoding );

    /**
     * Sets the docType of the document.
     *
     * @param docType the docType
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the generation of the document has already started
     */
    void setDocType( String docType );


    /**
     * Start an XML Element tag.
     * @param name The name of the tag.
     * @throws IOException if starting the element fails.
     */
    void startElement( String name ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Add a XML attribute to the current XML Element.
     * This method must get called immediately after {@link #startElement(String)}
     * @param key The key of the attribute.
     * @param value The value of the attribute.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if no element tag is currently in process
     * @throws IOException if adding the attribute fails.
     */
    void addAttribute( String key, String value ) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Add a value text to the current element tag
     * This will perform XML escaping to guarantee valid content
     * @param text The text which should be written.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if no element tag got started yet
     * @throws IOException if writing the text fails.
     */
    void writeText( String text ) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Add a preformatted markup to the current element tag
     * @param text The text which should be written.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if no element tag got started yet
     * @throws IOException if writing the markup fails.
     */
    void writeMarkup( String text ) throws IOException;

    /**
     * End the previously opened element.
     * @see #startElement(String)
     * @throws IOException if ending the element fails.
     */
    void endElement() throws IOException;
}