modules/axiom-api/src/main/java/org/apache/axiom/om/OMFactory.java

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package org.apache.axiom.om;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.apache.axiom.ext.stax.datahandler.DataHandlerProvider;

/** Class OMFactory */
public interface OMFactory {
    /**
     * Get the {@link OMMetaFactory} from which this factory was obtained. More precisely, if the
     * {@link OMFactory} instance has been obtained from a {@link OMMetaFactory} using
     * {@link OMMetaFactory#getOMFactory()}, {@link OMMetaFactory#getSOAP11Factory()} or
     * {@link OMMetaFactory#getSOAP12Factory()}, then the return value is the same as the original
     * {@link OMMetaFactory}. Since {@link OMAbstractFactory} creates a single {@link OMMetaFactory}
     * instance per Axiom implementation, this means that this method can be used to check if two
     * {@link OMFactory} instances belong to the same Axiom implementation.
     * 
     * @return the meta factory
     */
    OMMetaFactory getMetaFactory();

    /** Creates a new OMDocument. */
    OMDocument createOMDocument();

    OMDocument createOMDocument(OMXMLParserWrapper builder);


    /**
     * Create an element with the given name. If a namespace is given, a namespace declaration will
     * be added automatically to the newly created element.
     * 
     * @param localName
     *            the local part of the name; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @param ns
     *            the namespace, or <code>null</code> if the element has no namespace
     * @return the newly created element
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if an attempt is made to create a prefixed element with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(String localName, OMNamespace ns);

    /**
     * Create an element with the given name and parent. If the specified {@link OMNamespace} has a
     * namespace URI but a <code>null</code> prefix, the method will reuse an existing prefix if a
     * namespace declaration with a matching namespace URI is in scope on the parent or generate a
     * new prefix if no such namespace declaration exists.
     * <p>
     * If a new prefix is generated or if the specified prefix and namespace URI are not bound in
     * the scope of the parent element, the method will add an appropriate namespace declaration to
     * the new element. Note that this may also occur if <code>null</code> is passed as
     * {@link OMNamespace} parameter. In that case, if there is a default namespace declaration with
     * a non empty namespace URI in the scope of the parent element, a namespace declaration needs
     * to be added to the newly created element to override the default namespace.
     * 
     * @param localName
     * @param ns
     * @param parent
     *            the parent to which the newly created element will be added; this may be
     *            <code>null</code>, in which case the behavior of the method is the same as
     *            {@link #createOMElement(String, OMNamespace)}
     * @return the newly created element
     * @throws OMException
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if an attempt is made to create a prefixed element with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(String localName, OMNamespace ns, OMContainer parent)
            throws OMException;

    /**
     * @param localName
     * @param ns        - this can be null
     * @param parent
     * @param builder
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(String localName, OMNamespace ns,
                                     OMContainer parent,
                                     OMXMLParserWrapper builder);

    /**
     * Create a sourced element with a known local name, namespace URI and namespace prefix.
     * <p>
     * This is an optional operation which may not be supported by all factories.
     * 
     * @param source
     *            the data source; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @param localName
     *            the local part of the name of the element produced by the data source; must not be
     *            <code>null</code>
     * @param ns
     *            the namespace of the element produced by the data source, or <code>null</code> if
     *            the element has no namespace
     * @return the newly created element
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if <code>source</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    OMSourcedElement createOMElement(OMDataSource source, String localName,
                                     OMNamespace ns);

    /**
     * Create a sourced element with a known local name, namespace URI and namespace prefix.
     * <p>
     * This is an optional operation which may not be supported by all factories.
     * 
     * @param source
     *            the data source; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @param qname
     *            the name of the element produced by the data source; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return the newly created element
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if <code>source</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    OMSourcedElement createOMElement(OMDataSource source, QName qname);

    /**
     * Create an element with the given name. If a namespace is given, a namespace declaration will
     * be added automatically to the newly created element.
     * 
     * @param localName
     *            the local part of the name; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @param namespaceURI
     *            the namespace URI, or the empty string if the element has no namespace; must not
     *            be <code>null</code>
     * @param prefix
     *            the namespace prefix, or <code>null</code> if a prefix should be generated
     * @return the newly created OMElement.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if <code>namespaceURI</code> is <code>null</code> or if an attempt is made to
     *             create a prefixed element with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(String localName,
                                     String namespaceURI,
                                     String prefix);

    /**
     * Create an element with the given {@link QName} and parent. If a namespace URI is given but no
     * prefix, the method will use an appropriate prefix if a corresponding namespace declaration is
     * in scope on the parent or generate a new prefix if no corresponding namespace declaration is
     * in scope. If a new prefix is generated or if the specified prefix and namespace URI are not
     * bound in the scope of the parent element, the method will add an appropriate namespace
     * declaration to the new element.
     * 
     * @param qname
     *            the {@link QName} defining the name of the element to be created
     * @param parent
     *            the parent to which the newly created element will be added; this may be
     *            <code>null</code>, in which case the behavior of the method is the same as
     *            {@link #createOMElement(QName)}
     * @return the new element
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if an attempt is made to create a prefixed element with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(QName qname, OMContainer parent);

    /**
     * Create an element with the given {@link QName}. If a namespace URI is given but no prefix,
     * the method will automatically generate a prefix for the element. If a namespace URI is given,
     * the method will also add a namespace declaration to the element, binding the auto-generated
     * prefix or the prefix given in the {@link QName} to the given namespace URI. If neither a
     * namespace URI nor a prefix is given, no namespace declaration will be added.
     * 
     * @param qname
     *            the {@link QName} defining the name of the element to be created
     * @return the new element
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if an attempt is made to create a prefixed element with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMElement createOMElement(QName qname);

    /**
     * Create an {@link OMNamespace} instance or retrieve an existing one if the factory supports
     * pooling.
     * 
     * @param uri
     *            the namespace URI; must not be <code>null</code>
     * @param prefix
     *            the prefix
     * @return the {@link OMNamespace} instance
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if <code>uri</code> is null
     */
    OMNamespace createOMNamespace(String uri, String prefix);

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link OMText} node with the given value and appends it to the given parent
     * element.
     * 
     * @param parent
     *            the parent to which the newly created text node will be added; this may be
     *            <code>null</code>, in which case the behavior of the method is the same as
     *            {@link #createOMText(String)}
     * @param text
     * @return Returns OMText.
     */
    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, String text);

    /**
     * Create OMText node that is a copy of the source text node
     * @param parent
     * @param source
     * @return TODO
     */
    public OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, OMText source);
    
    /**
     * @param parent
     * @param text   - This text itself can contain a namespace inside it.
     */
    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, QName text);

    /**
     * @param parent
     * @param text
     * @param type   - this should be either of XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS,
     *               XMLStreamConstants.CDATA, XMLStreamConstants.SPACE, XMLStreamConstants.ENTITY_REFERENCE
     * @return Returns OMText.
     */
    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, String text, int type);

    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, char[] charArary, int type);

    /**
     * @param parent
     * @param text   - This text itself can contain a namespace inside it.
     * @param type
     */
    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, QName text, int type);

    /**
     * @param s
     * @return Returns OMText.
     */
    OMText createOMText(String s);

    /**
     * @param s
     * @param type - OMText node can handle SPACE, CHARACTERS, CDATA and ENTITY REFERENCES. For
     *             Constants, use either XMLStreamConstants or constants found in OMNode.
     * @return Returns OMText.
     */
    OMText createOMText(String s, int type);

    OMText createOMText(String s, String mimeType, boolean optimize);

    OMText createOMText(Object dataHandler, boolean optimize);

    OMText createOMText(OMContainer parent, String s, String mimeType,
                               boolean optimize);

    /**
     * Create a binary {@link OMText} node supporting deferred loading of the content.
     * 
     * @param contentID
     *            the content ID identifying the binary content; may be <code>null</code>
     * @param dataHandlerProvider
     *            used to load the {@link javax.activation.DataHandler} when requested from the returned
     *            {@link OMText} node
     * @param optimize
     *            determines whether the binary content should be optimized
     * @return TODO
     */
    OMText createOMText(String contentID, DataHandlerProvider dataHandlerProvider,
            boolean optimize);

    OMText createOMText(String contentID, OMContainer parent,
                               OMXMLParserWrapper builder);

    /**
     * Create an attribute with the given name and value. If the provided {@link OMNamespace} object
     * has a <code>null</code> prefix, then a prefix will be generated, except if the namespace URI
     * is the empty string, in which case the result is the same as if a <code>null</code>
     * {@link OMNamespace} was given.
     * 
     * @param localName
     * @param ns
     * @param value
     * @return the newly created attribute
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if an attempt is made to create a prefixed attribute with an empty namespace name
     */
    OMAttribute createOMAttribute(String localName,
                                         OMNamespace ns,
                                         String value);

    /**
     * Creates DocType/DTD.
     *
     * @param parent
     * @param content
     * @return Returns doctype.
     */
    OMDocType createOMDocType(OMContainer parent, String content);

    /**
     * Creates a PI.
     *
     * @param parent
     * @param piTarget
     * @param piData
     * @return Returns OMProcessingInstruction.
     */
    OMProcessingInstruction createOMProcessingInstruction(OMContainer parent,
                                                                 String piTarget, String piData);

    /**
     * Creates a comment.
     *
     * @param parent
     * @param content
     * @return Returns OMComment.
     */
    OMComment createOMComment(OMContainer parent, String content);
}