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package org.springframework.http.codec;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;

import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.ReactiveHttpInputMessage;
import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpRequest;
import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpResponse;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Strategy for reading from a ReactiveHttpInputMessage and decoding the stream of bytes to Objects of type <T>. 
Author:
Rossen Stoyanchev, Arjen Poutsma, Sebastien Deleuze
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of objects in the decoded output stream
Since:
5.0/**
 * Strategy for reading from a {@link ReactiveHttpInputMessage} and decoding
 * the stream of bytes to Objects of type {@code <T>}.
 *
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Sebastien Deleuze
 * @since 5.0
 * @param <T> the type of objects in the decoded output stream
 */
public interface HttpMessageReader<T> {

	
Return the MediaType's that this reader supports. /**
	 * Return the {@link MediaType}'s that this reader supports.
	 */
	List<MediaType> getReadableMediaTypes();

	
Whether the given object type is supported by this reader.
Params:
elementType – the type of object to check
mediaType – the media type for the read (possibly null)
Returns:
true if readable, false otherwise/**
	 * Whether the given object type is supported by this reader.
	 * @param elementType the type of object to check
	 * @param mediaType the media type for the read (possibly {@code null})
	 * @return {@code true} if readable, {@code false} otherwise
	 */
	boolean canRead(ResolvableType elementType, @Nullable MediaType mediaType);

	
Read from the input message and encode to a stream of objects.
Params:
elementType – the type of objects in the stream which must have been previously checked via canRead(ResolvableType, MediaType)
message – the message to read from
hints – additional information about how to read and decode the input
Returns:
the decoded stream of elements/**
	 * Read from the input message and encode to a stream of objects.
	 * @param elementType the type of objects in the stream which must have been
	 * previously checked via {@link #canRead(ResolvableType, MediaType)}
	 * @param message the message to read from
	 * @param hints additional information about how to read and decode the input
	 * @return the decoded stream of elements
	 */
	Flux<T> read(ResolvableType elementType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage message, Map<String, Object> hints);

	
Read from the input message and encode to a single object.
Params:
elementType – the type of objects in the stream which must have been previously checked via canRead(ResolvableType, MediaType)
message – the message to read from
hints – additional information about how to read and decode the input
Returns:
the decoded object/**
	 * Read from the input message and encode to a single object.
	 * @param elementType the type of objects in the stream which must have been
	 * previously checked via {@link #canRead(ResolvableType, MediaType)}
	 * @param message the message to read from
	 * @param hints additional information about how to read and decode the input
	 * @return the decoded object
	 */
	Mono<T> readMono(ResolvableType elementType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage message, Map<String, Object> hints);

	
Server-side only alternative to read(ResolvableType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage, Map) with additional context available. 
Params:
actualType – the actual type of the target method parameter; for annotated controllers, the MethodParameter can be accessed via ResolvableType.getSource().
elementType – the type of Objects in the output stream
request – the current request
response – the current response
hints – additional information about how to read the body
Returns:
the decoded stream of elements/**
	 * Server-side only alternative to
	 * {@link #read(ResolvableType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage, Map)}
	 * with additional context available.
	 * @param actualType the actual type of the target method parameter;
	 * for annotated controllers, the {@link MethodParameter} can be accessed
	 * via {@link ResolvableType#getSource()}.
	 * @param elementType the type of Objects in the output stream
	 * @param request the current request
	 * @param response the current response
	 * @param hints additional information about how to read the body
	 * @return the decoded stream of elements
	 */
	default Flux<T> read(ResolvableType actualType, ResolvableType elementType, ServerHttpRequest request,
			ServerHttpResponse response, Map<String, Object> hints) {

		return read(elementType, request, hints);
	}

	
Server-side only alternative to readMono(ResolvableType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage, Map) with additional, context available. 
Params:
actualType – the actual type of the target method parameter; for annotated controllers, the MethodParameter can be accessed via ResolvableType.getSource().
elementType – the type of Objects in the output stream
request – the current request
response – the current response
hints – additional information about how to read the body
Returns:
the decoded stream of elements/**
	 * Server-side only alternative to
	 * {@link #readMono(ResolvableType, ReactiveHttpInputMessage, Map)}
	 * with additional, context available.
	 * @param actualType the actual type of the target method parameter;
	 * for annotated controllers, the {@link MethodParameter} can be accessed
	 * via {@link ResolvableType#getSource()}.
	 * @param elementType the type of Objects in the output stream
	 * @param request the current request
	 * @param response the current response
	 * @param hints additional information about how to read the body
	 * @return the decoded stream of elements
	 */
	default Mono<T> readMono(ResolvableType actualType, ResolvableType elementType, ServerHttpRequest request,
			ServerHttpResponse response, Map<String, Object> hints) {

		return readMono(elementType, request, hints);
	}

}