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package org.apache.ambari.server.controller.spi;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * The request object carries the properties or property ids required to
 * satisfy a resource request.  The request object also contains any
 * temporal (date range) information, if any, for each requested property.
 */
public interface Request {

  /**
   * Get the set of property ids being requested.  Used for requests to get
   * resources.  An empty set signifies that all supported properties should
   * be returned (i.e. select * ).
   *
   * @return the set of property ids being requested
   */
  public Set<String> getPropertyIds();

  /**
   * Get the set of maps of properties being requested.  Used
   * for requests to update or create resources.  Each value
   * in the set is a map of properties for a resource being
   * created/updated.  Each map contains property values keyed
   * by property ids.
   *
   * @return the set of properties being requested
   */
  public Set<Map<String, Object>> getProperties();

  /**
   * Get the {@link TemporalInfo temporal information} for the given property
   * id for this request, if any.
   *
   * @param id the property id
   * @return the temporal information for the given property id; null if noe exists
   */
  public TemporalInfo getTemporalInfo(String id);
}