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package org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel;

/**
 * Represents a description of a conditional formatting rule
 */
public interface ConditionalFormattingRule {
    /**
     * Create a new border formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - border formatting object, never returns <code>null</code>.
     */
    BorderFormatting createBorderFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - border formatting object  if defined,  <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    BorderFormatting getBorderFormatting();

    /**
     * Create a new font formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - font formatting object, never returns <code>null</code>.
     */
    FontFormatting createFontFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - font formatting object  if defined,  <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    FontFormatting getFontFormatting();

    /**
     * Create a new pattern formatting structure if it does not exist,
     * otherwise just return existing object.
     *
     * @return - pattern formatting object, never returns <code>null</code>.
     */
    PatternFormatting createPatternFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - pattern formatting object if defined, <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    PatternFormatting getPatternFormatting();

    /**
     * @return - databar / data-bar formatting object if defined, <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    DataBarFormatting getDataBarFormatting();
    
    /**
     * @return - icon / multi-state formatting object if defined, <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    IconMultiStateFormatting getMultiStateFormatting();
    
    /**
     * @return color scale / color grate formatting object if defined, <code>null</code> otherwise
     */
    ColorScaleFormatting getColorScaleFormatting();
    
    /**
     * Type of conditional formatting rule.
     *
     * @return the type of condition
     */
    ConditionType getConditionType();

    /**
     * The comparison function used when the type of conditional formatting is set to
     * {@link ConditionType#CELL_VALUE_IS}
     * <p>
     *     MUST be a constant from {@link ComparisonOperator}
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the conditional format operator
     */
    byte getComparisonOperation();

    /**
     * The formula used to evaluate the first operand for the conditional formatting rule.
     * <p>
     * If the condition type is {@link ConditionType#CELL_VALUE_IS},
     * this field is the first operand of the comparison.
     * If type is {@link ConditionType#FORMULA}, this formula is used
     * to determine if the conditional formatting is applied.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * If comparison type is {@link ConditionType#FORMULA} the formula MUST be a Boolean function
     * </p>
     *
     * @return  the first formula
     */
    String getFormula1();

    /**
     * The formula used to evaluate the second operand of the comparison when
     * comparison type is  {@link ConditionType#CELL_VALUE_IS} and operator
     * is either {@link ComparisonOperator#BETWEEN} or {@link ComparisonOperator#NOT_BETWEEN}
     *
     * @return  the second formula
     */
    String getFormula2();
}