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package org.apache.olingo.server.api.uri;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.data.Entity;
import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.edm.EdmEntitySet;
import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.edm.EdmStructuredType;
import org.apache.olingo.server.api.serializer.SerializerException;
import org.apache.olingo.server.api.uri.queryoption.ExpandOption;
import org.apache.olingo.server.api.uri.queryoption.SelectOption;

/**
 * Used for URI-related tasks.
 */
public interface UriHelper {

  /**
   * Builds the select-list part of a {@link org.apache.olingo.commons.api.data.ContextURL ContextURL}.
   * @param type   the {@link EdmStructuredType}
   * @param expand the $expand option
   * @param select the $select option
   * @return a String with the select list
   */
  String buildContextURLSelectList(EdmStructuredType type, ExpandOption expand, SelectOption select)
      throws SerializerException;

  /**
   * Builds the key-predicate part of a {@link org.apache.olingo.commons.api.data.ContextURL ContextURL}.
   * @param keys the keys as a list of {@link UriParameter} instances
   * @return a String with the key predicate
   */
  String buildContextURLKeyPredicate(List<UriParameter> keys) throws SerializerException;

  /**
   * Builds the relative canonical URL for the given entity in the given entity set.
   * @param edmEntitySet the entity set
   * @param entity       the entity data
   * @return the relative canonical URL
   */
  String buildCanonicalURL(EdmEntitySet edmEntitySet, Entity entity) throws SerializerException;
}