0.12-release/apache-rat-core/src/main/java/org/apache/rat/report/xml/writer/IXmlWriter.java

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package org.apache.rat.report.xml.writer;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Simple interface for creating basic xml documents.
 * Performs basic validation and escaping.
 * Not namespace aware (may reconsider this later).
 */
public interface IXmlWriter {

    /**
     * Starts a document by writing a prolog.
     * Calling this method is optional.
     * When writing a document fragment, it should <em>not</em> be called.
     * @return this object
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException 
     * if called after the first element has been written
     * or once a prolog has already been written
     */
    IXmlWriter startDocument() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Writes the start of an element.
     * 
     * @param elementName the name of the element, not null
     * @return this object 
     * @throws InvalidXmlException if the name is not valid for an xml element
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException 
     * if called after the first element has been closed
     */
    IXmlWriter openElement(CharSequence elementName) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Writes an attribute of an element.
     * Note that this is only allowed directly after {@link #openElement(CharSequence)}
     * or {@link #attribute}.
     * 
     * @param name the attribute name, not null
     * @param value the attribute value, not null
     * @return this object
     * @throws InvalidXmlException if the name is not valid for an xml attribute 
     * or if a value for the attribute has already been written
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException if called after {@link #content(CharSequence)} 
     * or {@link #closeElement()} or before any call to {@link #openElement(CharSequence)}
     */
    IXmlWriter attribute(CharSequence name, CharSequence value) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Writes content.
     * Calling this method will automatically 
     * Note that this method does not use CDATA.
     * 
     * @param content the content to write
     * @return this object
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException 
     * if called before any call to {@link #openElement} 
     * or after the first element has been closed
     */
    IXmlWriter content(CharSequence content) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Closes the last element written.
     * 
     * @return this object
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException 
     * if called before any call to {@link #openElement} 
     * or after the first element has been closed
     */
    IXmlWriter closeElement() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Closes all pending elements.
     * When appropriate, resources are also flushed and closed.
     * No exception is raised when called upon a document whose
     * root element has already been closed.
     * 
     * @return this object
     * @throws OperationNotAllowedException 
     * if called before any call to {@link #openElement} 
     */
    IXmlWriter closeDocument() throws IOException;
}