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package org.apache.felix.scrplugin.tags;

import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;

/**
 * <code>JavaClassDescription.java</code>...
 * Description of a java class
 *
 */
public interface JavaClassDescription {

    /**
     * Get the java class tag with the name.
     * @param name
     * @return the tag or null.
     */
    JavaTag getTagByName(String name);

    /**
     * Get all class tags with this name.
     * @param name
     * @param inherited If true, parent classes are searched as well.
     * @return An array of tags or the empty array.
     * @throws MojoExecutionException
     */
    JavaTag[] getTagsByName(String name, boolean inherited)
    throws MojoExecutionException;

    /**
     * Get the description for the parent class.
     * @return
     * @throws MojoExecutionException
     */
    JavaClassDescription getSuperClass() throws MojoExecutionException;

    /**
     * Get the name of the described class.
     * @return
     */
    String getName();

    JavaField[] getFields();

    JavaClassDescription[] getImplementedInterfaces() throws MojoExecutionException;

    /**
     * Search for a method with the given signature.
     * @param name
     * @param parameters
     * @return
     * @throws MojoExecutionException
     */
    JavaMethod getMethodBySignature(String name, String[] parameters)
    throws MojoExecutionException;

    /**
     * Is this class public?
     * @return
     */
    boolean isPublic();

    /**
     * Is this class abstract?
     * @return
     */
    boolean isAbstract();

    /**
     * Is this class an interface?
     * @return
     */
    boolean isInterface();

    JavaMethod[] getMethods();

    /**
     * Is this class of the type?
     * @param type
     * @return
     * @throws MojoExecutionException
     */
    boolean isA(String type) throws MojoExecutionException;
}