FieldValue.java

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package org.apache.nifi.record.path;

import java.util.Optional;

import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.Record;
import org.apache.nifi.serialization.record.RecordField;

public interface FieldValue {
    /**
     * @return the value of the field
     */
    Object getValue();

    /**
     * @return the field that the associated value belongs to
     */
    RecordField getField();

    /**
     * @return the FieldValue that applies to the parent of this field, or an empty Optional if the
     *         field represents the 'root' record.
     */
    Optional<FieldValue> getParent();

    /**
     * @return the Record that the field belongs to, or an empty Optional if the
     *         field represents the 'root' record.
     */
    Optional<Record> getParentRecord();

    /**
     * Updates the record to which the field belongs, so that it now has the given value.
     *
     * @param newValue the new value to set on the record field
     */
    void updateValue(Object newValue);
}