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package javax.money.spi;

import javax.money.format.AmountFormatQuery;
import javax.money.format.MonetaryAmountFormat;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Set;

SPI (formatting) providing MonetaryAmountFormat instances. 
Author:
Anatole Tresch/**
 * SPI (formatting) providing {@link MonetaryAmountFormat} instances.
 * 
 * @author Anatole Tresch
 */
public interface MonetaryAmountFormatProviderSpi {

    
Access the provider's name.
Returns:
this provider's name, not null./**
     * Access the provider's name.
     * @return this provider's name, not null.
     */
    default String getProviderName(){
        return getClass().getSimpleName();
    }

    
Create a new MonetaryAmountFormat for the given input. 
Params:
formatQuery –  The AmountFormatContext to be used.
Returns:
An according MonetaryAmountFormat instance, or null, which delegates the request to subsequent MonetaryAmountFormatProviderSpi instances registered./**
     * Create a new {@link MonetaryAmountFormat} for the given input.
     * 
     * @param formatQuery
     *            The {@link javax.money.format.AmountFormatContext} to be used.
     * @return An according {@link MonetaryAmountFormat} instance, or {@code null}, which delegates
     *         the request to subsequent {@link MonetaryAmountFormatProviderSpi} instances
     *         registered.
     */
    Collection<MonetaryAmountFormat> getAmountFormats(AmountFormatQuery formatQuery);

    
Gets a list with available locales for this format provider.
Returns:
list of available locales, never null./**
     * Gets a list with available locales for this format provider.
     * @return list of available locales, never null.
     */
    Set<Locale> getAvailableLocales();

    
Gets a list with available format names for this format provider.
Returns:
list of available formats, never null./**
     * Gets a list with available format names for this format provider.
     * @return list of available formats, never null.
     */
    Set<String> getAvailableFormatNames();
}