src/main/java/javax/json/JsonObjectBuilder.java

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package javax.json;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;

/**
 * A JsonObjectBuilder can be used to build {@link JsonObject JsonObjects}.
 * Instances are not thread safe.
 *
 * Calling any of those methods with either the {@code name} or {@code value} param as {@code null}
 * will result in a {@code NullPointerException}
 */
public interface JsonObjectBuilder {
    /**
     * Add the given JsonValue value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value the JsonValue to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, JsonValue value);

    /**
     * Add the given String value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value the String value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, String value);

    /**
     * Add the given BigInteger value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value the BigInteger value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, BigInteger value);

    /**
     * Add the given BigDecimal value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value the BigDecimal value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, BigDecimal value);

    /**
     * Add the given int value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, int value);

    /**
     * Add the given long value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, long value);

    /**
     * Add the given double value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, double value);

    /**
     * Add the given boolean value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param value to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, boolean value);

    /**
     * Add a {@link JsonValue#NULL} value to the JsonObject to be created.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the null value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder addNull(String name);

    /**
     * Use the given {@link JsonObjectBuilder} to create a {@link JsonObject} which will be
     * added to the JsonObject to be created by this builder.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param builder for creating the JsonObject to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, JsonObjectBuilder builder);

    /**
     * Use the given {@link JsonArrayBuilder} to create a {@link JsonArray} which will be
     * added to the JsonObject to be created by this builder.
     * If a value with that name already exists it will be replaced by the new value.
     * @param name the JSON attribute name
     * @param builder for creating the JsonArray to add
     * @return the current JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder add(String name, JsonArrayBuilder builder);

    /**
     * @return a {@link JsonObject} based on the added values.
     */
    JsonObject build();

    /**
     * Add all of the attributes of the given {@link JsonObjectBuilder} to the current one
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonObjectBuilder addAll(JsonObjectBuilder builder) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * Remove the attribute with the given name from the builder.
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonObjectBuilder remove(String name) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
}