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package org.apache.unomi.api;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A strategy algorithm to merge profile properties such as "adding integers", "using oldest value", "using most recent value", "merging lists", etc...
 */
public interface PropertyMergeStrategyExecutor {
    /**
     * Merges the value of the property identified by the specified name and type from the specified profiles into the specified target profile.
     *
     * @param propertyName    the name of the property to be merged
     * @param propertyType    the type of the property to be merged
     * @param profilesToMerge a List of profiles to merge
     * @param targetProfile   the target profile into which the specified profiles will be merged
     * @return {@code true} if the target profile was successfully modified as the result of the merge, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean mergeProperty(String propertyName, PropertyType propertyType, List<Profile> profilesToMerge, Profile targetProfile);

}