package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanDescription;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationConfig;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationConfig;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.MapperConfig;

Helper class used to introspect features of POJO value classes
used with Jackson. The main use is for finding out
POJO construction (creator) and value access (getters, setters)
methods and annotations that define configuration of using
those methods.
/**
 * Helper class used to introspect features of POJO value classes
 * used with Jackson. The main use is for finding out
 * POJO construction (creator) and value access (getters, setters)
 * methods and annotations that define configuration of using
 * those methods.
 */
public abstract class ClassIntrospector
{
    /*
    /**********************************************************
    /* Helper interfaces
    /**********************************************************
     */

    
Interface used for decoupling details of how mix-in annotation
definitions are accessed (via this interface), and how
they are stored (defined by classes that implement the interface)
/**
     * Interface used for decoupling details of how mix-in annotation
     * definitions are accessed (via this interface), and how
     * they are stored (defined by classes that implement the interface)
     */
    public interface MixInResolver
    {
        
Method that will check if there are "mix-in" classes (with mix-in
annotations) for given class
/**
         * Method that will check if there are "mix-in" classes (with mix-in
         * annotations) for given class
         */
        public Class<?> findMixInClassFor(Class<?> cls);

        
Method called to create a new, non-shared copy, to be used by different
ObjectMapper instance, and one that should not be connected
to this instance, if resolver has mutable state.
If resolver is immutable may simply return `this`.
Since:
2.6/**
         * Method called to create a new, non-shared copy, to be used by different
         * <code>ObjectMapper</code> instance, and one that should not be connected
         * to this instance, if resolver has mutable state.
         * If resolver is immutable may simply return `this`.
         * 
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public MixInResolver copy();
    }

    protected ClassIntrospector() { }

    /*
    /**********************************************************
    /* Public API: factory methods
    /**********************************************************
     */

    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
information needed for serialization purposes.
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
     * information needed for serialization purposes.
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forSerialization(SerializationConfig cfg,
    		JavaType type, MixInResolver r);

    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
information needed for deserialization purposes.
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
     * information needed for deserialization purposes.
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forDeserialization(DeserializationConfig cfg,
    		JavaType type, MixInResolver r);

    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
information needed for constructing deserializers that use
intermediate Builder objects.
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has all
     * information needed for constructing deserializers that use
     * intermediate Builder objects.
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forDeserializationWithBuilder(DeserializationConfig cfg,
    		JavaType type, MixInResolver r);
    
    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that has
information necessary for creating instances of given
class ("creator"), as well as class annotations, but
no information on member methods
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that has
     * information necessary for creating instances of given
     * class ("creator"), as well as class annotations, but
     * no information on member methods
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forCreation(DeserializationConfig cfg, JavaType type,
            MixInResolver r);

    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has
information regarding annotations class itself (or its supertypes) has,
but nothing on methods or constructors.
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has
     * information regarding annotations class itself (or its supertypes) has,
     * but nothing on methods or constructors.
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type,
            MixInResolver r);

    
Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has
information regarding annotations class itself has (but NOT including
its supertypes), but nothing on methods or constructors.
/**
     * Factory method that constructs an introspector that only has
     * information regarding annotations class itself has (but NOT including
     * its supertypes), but nothing on methods or constructors.
     */
    public abstract BeanDescription forDirectClassAnnotations(MapperConfig<?> cfg, JavaType type,
            MixInResolver r);
}