src/main/java/javax/json/JsonBuilderFactory.java

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package javax.json;

import java.util.Map;

public interface JsonBuilderFactory {
    /**
     * @return a new empty JsonObjectBuilder
     */
    JsonObjectBuilder createObjectBuilder();

    /**
     * @return a new empty JsonArrayBuilder
     */
    JsonArrayBuilder createArrayBuilder();

    /**
     * @return the config which got used when creating this builder factory.
     */
    Map<String, ?> getConfigInUse();

    /**
     * Create a JsonObjectBuilder filled with the given initial data.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if initialData is {@code null}
     *
     * @return a new pre initialised JsonObjectBuilder
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonObjectBuilder createObjectBuilder(JsonObject initialData) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * Create a JsonObjectBuilder filled with the given initial data.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if initialData is {@code null}
     *
     * @return a new pre initialised JsonObjectBuilder
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonObjectBuilder createObjectBuilder(Map<String, Object> initialData) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * Create a JsonArrayBuilder filled with the given initial data.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if initialData is {@code null}
     *
     * @return a new pre initialised JsonArrayBuilder
     *
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonArrayBuilder createArrayBuilder(JsonArray initialData) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * Create a {@link JsonArrayBuilder} which is filled with the given initial content.
     * @param initialData the content to immediately add to the JsonArrayBuilder
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if initialData is {@code null}
     *
     * @return a new pre initialised JsonArrayBuilder
     * @since 1.1
     */
    default JsonArrayBuilder createArrayBuilder(java.util.Collection<?> initialData) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
}