src/main/java/org/apache/sling/spi/resource/provider/ObserverConfiguration.java

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package org.apache.sling.spi.resource.provider;

import java.util.Set;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.observation.ResourceChange;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.path.PathSet;
import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * A observer configuration describes active configurations from registered listeners.
 *
 * All implementations of {@code ObserverConfiguration} are comparable using the
 * {@link Object#equals(Object)} method. Two configurations are equal, if they
 * have exactly the same parameters.
 *
 * A resource provider implementation observation must support sending remove
 * events as explained in {@link org.apache.sling.api.resource.observation.ResourceChangeListener}.
 * If an observer configuration contains a pattern or is limited to a sub tree,
 * removal events not matching the pattern or removing events of parents of
 * that sub tree must be provided to the listener nevertheless - if the
 * listener is interested in resource remove events.
 *
 * @since 1.0.0 (Sling API Bundle 2.11.0)
 */
@ProviderType
public interface ObserverConfiguration {

    /**
     * {@code true} if a listener is interested in external events.
     * @return {@code true} if a listener is interested in external events.
     */
    boolean includeExternal();

    /**
     * The set of paths this listener is interested in. Each entry is absolute.
     * @return Non empty set of paths
     */
    @NotNull PathSet getPaths();

    /**
     * The set of excluded paths.
     * All the paths are sub paths from one entry of {@link #getPaths()}
     * @return A set of excluded paths, might be empty.
     */
    @NotNull PathSet getExcludedPaths();

    /**
     * The set of types listeners are interested in.
     * @return Non empty set of types
     */
    @NotNull Set<ResourceChange.ChangeType> getChangeTypes();

    /**
     * Set containing the set of property names which
     * serves as an optional hint for the underlying to
     * only report property changes enlisted, ie the
     * underlying might ignore this.
     * @return Set containing the set of property names or {@code null}
     */
    @NotNull Set<String> getPropertyNamesHint();

    /**
     * Checks whether a path matches one of the paths of this configuration
     * but is not in the excluded paths set.
     * @param path The path to check
     * @return {@code true} if the path matches the configuration.
     */
    boolean matches(String path);
}