FieldsExposingAggregationOperation.java

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package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation;

/**
 * {@link AggregationOperation} that exposes {@link ExposedFields} that can be used for later aggregation pipeline
 * {@code AggregationOperation}s. A {@link FieldsExposingAggregationOperation} implementing the
 * {@link InheritsFieldsAggregationOperation} will expose fields from its parent operations. Not implementing
 * {@link InheritsFieldsAggregationOperation} will replace existing exposed fields.
 *
 * @author Thomas Darimont
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
public interface FieldsExposingAggregationOperation extends AggregationOperation {

	/**
	 * Returns the fields exposed by the {@link AggregationOperation}.
	 *
	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
	 */
	ExposedFields getFields();

	/**
	 * Marker interface for {@link AggregationOperation} that inherits fields from previous operations.
	 */
	static interface InheritsFieldsAggregationOperation extends FieldsExposingAggregationOperation {

	}

}