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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.document.spi;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

public interface JournalPropertyBuilder<T extends JournalProperty> {
    /**
     * Adds the JournalProperty instance fetched from CommitInfo to this builder
     */
    void addProperty(@Nullable T journalProperty);

    /**
     * Returns a string representation state of the builder which
     * would be stored in JournalEntry
     */
    String buildAsString();

    /**
     * Adds the serialized form of journal property (as build from #buildAsString)
     * call
     */
    void addSerializedProperty(@Nullable String serializedProperty);

    /**
     * Constructs a JournalProperty instance based on current builder state
     */
    JournalProperty build();
}