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package jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit;

import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
import javax.lang.model.element.ModuleElement;
import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;

import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.ClassTree;
import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.VisibleMemberTable;

The interface for a factory creates writers.
 
This is NOT part of any supported API.
 If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.
 This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or
 deletion without notice.
/**
 * The interface for a factory creates writers.
 *
 *  <p><b>This is NOT part of any supported API.
 *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.
 *  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or
 *  deletion without notice.</b>
 */

public interface WriterFactory {

    
Return the writer for the constant summary.
Returns:
the writer for the constant summary.  Return null if this
writer is not supported by the doclet./**
     * Return the writer for the constant summary.
     *
     * @return the writer for the constant summary.  Return null if this
     * writer is not supported by the doclet.
     */
    ConstantsSummaryWriter getConstantsSummaryWriter();

    
Return the writer for the package summary.
Params:
packageElement – the package being documented.
Returns:
the writer for the package summary.  Return null if this
writer is not supported by the doclet./**
     * Return the writer for the package summary.
     *
     * @param packageElement the package being documented.
     * @return the writer for the package summary.  Return null if this
     * writer is not supported by the doclet.
     */
    PackageSummaryWriter getPackageSummaryWriter(PackageElement packageElement);

    
Return the writer for the module summary.
Params:
mdle – the module being documented.
Returns:
the writer for the module summary.  Return null if this
writer is not supported by the doclet./**
     * Return the writer for the module summary.
     *
     * @param mdle the module being documented.
     * @return the writer for the module summary.  Return null if this
     * writer is not supported by the doclet.
     */
    ModuleSummaryWriter getModuleSummaryWriter(ModuleElement mdle);

    
Returns the writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
typeElement – the class being documented
classTree –   the class tree
Returns:
the writer/**
     * Returns the writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param typeElement the class being documented
     * @param classTree   the class tree
     * @return the writer
     */
    ClassWriter getClassWriter(TypeElement typeElement, ClassTree classTree);

    
Return the method writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the class being documented
Returns:
the method writer/**
     * Return the method writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the class being documented
     * @return the method writer
     */
    MethodWriter getMethodWriter(ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the annotation type optional member writer for a given annotation
type, or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the annotation type being documented
Returns:
the member writer/**
     * Return the annotation type optional member writer for a given annotation
     * type, or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the annotation type being documented
     * @return the member writer
     */
    AnnotationTypeOptionalMemberWriter getAnnotationTypeOptionalMemberWriter(
            ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the annotation type required member writer for a given annotation
type, or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the annotation type being documented
Returns:
the member writer/**
     * Return the annotation type required member writer for a given annotation
     * type, or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the annotation type being documented
     * @return the member writer
     */
    AnnotationTypeRequiredMemberWriter getAnnotationTypeRequiredMemberWriter(
            ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the enum constant writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the type element being documented
Returns:
the enum constant writer/**
     * Return the enum constant writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the type element being documented
     * @return the enum constant writer
     */
    EnumConstantWriter getEnumConstantWriter(ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the field writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the class being documented.
Returns:
the field writer for the given class.  Return null if this
writer is not supported by the doclet./**
     * Return the field writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the class being documented.
     * @return the field writer for the given class.  Return null if this
     * writer is not supported by the doclet.
     */
    FieldWriter getFieldWriter(ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the property writer for a given class,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the type elemen t being documented.
Returns:
the property writer/**
     * Return the property writer for a given class,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the type elemen t being documented.
     * @return the property writer
     */
    PropertyWriter getPropertyWriter(ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the constructor writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the type element being documented
Returns:
the constructor writer/**
     * Return the constructor writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the type element being documented
     * @return the constructor writer
     */
    ConstructorWriter getConstructorWriter(ClassWriter classWriter);

    
Return the specified member summary writer for a given type element,
or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
Params:
classWriter – the writer for the class being documented.
memberType –  the VisibleMemberTable member type indicating the type of member summary that should be returned.
See Also:
VisibleMemberTable
Returns:
the summary writer/**
     * Return the specified member summary writer for a given type element,
     * or null if this writer is not supported by the doclet.
     *
     * @param classWriter the writer for the class being documented.
     * @param memberType  the {@link VisibleMemberTable} member type indicating
     *                    the type of member summary that should be returned.
     * @return the summary writer
     *
     * @see VisibleMemberTable
     */
    MemberSummaryWriter getMemberSummaryWriter(ClassWriter classWriter,
                                               VisibleMemberTable.Kind memberType);

    
Return the writer for the serialized form.
Returns:
the writer for the serialized form/**
     * Return the writer for the serialized form.
     *
     * @return the writer for the serialized form
     */
    SerializedFormWriter getSerializedFormWriter();

    
Return the handler for doc files.
Returns:
the handler for the doc files/**
     * Return the handler for doc files.
     *
     * @return the handler for the doc files
     */
    DocFilesHandler getDocFilesHandler(Element pkg);
}