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package org.apache.axiom.core;

/**
 * Defines how an object model tree is to be cloned.
 */
public interface ClonePolicy<T> {
    Class<? extends CoreNode> getTargetNodeClass(T options, CoreNode node);
    boolean repairNamespaces(T options);
    boolean cloneAttributes(T options);
    boolean cloneChildren(T options, NodeType nodeType);

    /**
     * Post-process a cloned node. This method is called after all information from the original
     * node has been copied (for elements, this includes the attributes of the element) and the node
     * has been inserted into the cloned tree, but before any children are added.
     * 
     * @param options
     *            API specific options
     * @param clone
     *            the clone to be post-processed
     */
    void postProcess(T options, CoreNode clone);
}