IBuilderLite.cs

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using System.IO;

namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Non-generic interface for all members whose signatures don't require knowledge of
    /// the type being built. The generic interface extends this one. Some methods return
    /// either an IBuilder or an IMessage; in these cases the generic interface redeclares
    /// the same method with a type-specific signature. Implementations are encouraged to
    /// use explicit interface implemenation for the non-generic form. This mirrors
    /// how IEnumerable and IEnumerable&lt;T&gt; work.
    /// </summary>
    public partial interface IBuilderLite
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns true iff all required fields in the message and all
        /// embedded messages are set.
        /// </summary>
        bool IsInitialized { get; }

        IBuilderLite WeakClear();
        IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(IMessageLite message);
        IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(ByteString data);
        IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistry registry);
        IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(ICodedInputStream input);
        IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(ICodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistry registry);
        IMessageLite WeakBuild();
        IMessageLite WeakBuildPartial();
        IBuilderLite WeakClone();
        IMessageLite WeakDefaultInstanceForType { get; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Interface implemented by Protocol Message builders.
    /// TODO(jonskeet): Consider "SetXXX" methods returning the builder, as well as the properties.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TMessage">Type of message</typeparam>
    /// <typeparam name="TBuilder">Type of builder</typeparam>
    public interface IBuilderLite<TMessage, TBuilder> : IBuilderLite
        where TMessage : IMessageLite<TMessage, TBuilder>
        where TBuilder : IBuilderLite<TMessage, TBuilder>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Resets all fields to their default values.
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder Clear();

        /// <summary>
        /// Merge the specified other message which may be a different implementation of
        /// the same message descriptor.
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(IMessageLite other);

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs the final message. Once this is called, this Builder instance
        /// is no longer valid, and calling any other method may throw a
        /// NullReferenceException. If you need to continue working with the builder
        /// after calling Build, call Clone first.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="UninitializedMessageException">the message
        /// is missing one or more required fields; use BuildPartial to bypass
        /// this check</exception>
        TMessage Build();

        /// <summary>
        /// Like Build(), but does not throw an exception if the message is missing
        /// required fields. Instead, a partial message is returned.
        /// </summary>
        TMessage BuildPartial();

        /// <summary>
        /// Clones this builder.
        /// TODO(jonskeet): Explain depth of clone.
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder Clone();

        /// <summary>
        /// Parses a message of this type from the input and merges it with this
        /// message, as if using MergeFrom(IMessage&lt;T&gt;).
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Warning: This does not verify that all required fields are present
        /// in the input message. If you call Build() without setting all
        /// required fields, it will throw an UninitializedMessageException.
        /// There are a few good ways to deal with this:
        /// <list>
        /// <item>Call IsInitialized to verify to verify that all required fields are
        /// set before building.</item>
        /// <item>Parse  the message separately using one of the static ParseFrom
        /// methods, then use MergeFrom(IMessage&lt;T&gt;) to merge it with
        /// this one. ParseFrom will throw an InvalidProtocolBufferException
        /// (an IOException) if some required fields are missing.
        /// Use BuildPartial to build, which ignores missing required fields.
        /// </list>
        /// </remarks>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream input);

        /// <summary>
        /// Like MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream), but also parses extensions.
        /// The extensions that you want to be able to parse must be registered
        /// in <paramref name="extensionRegistry"/>. Extensions not in the registry
        /// will be treated as unknown fields.
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry);

        /// <summary>
        /// Get's the message's type's default instance.
        /// <see cref="IMessageLite{TMessage}.DefaultInstanceForType" />
        /// </summary>
        TMessage DefaultInstanceForType { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Like MergeFrom(Stream), but does not read until the end of the file.
        /// Instead, the size of the message (encoded as a varint) is read first,
        /// then the message data. Use Message.WriteDelimitedTo(Stream) to
        /// write messages in this format.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="input"></param>
        TBuilder MergeDelimitedFrom(Stream input);

        /// <summary>
        /// Like MergeDelimitedFrom(Stream) but supporting extensions.
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeDelimitedFrom(Stream input, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry);

        #region Convenience methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="data"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream).
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(ByteString data);

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="data"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry);

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="data"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream).
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(byte[] data);

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="data"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry);

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="input"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream). Note that this method always reads
        /// the entire input (unless it throws an exception). If you want it to
        /// stop earlier, you will need to wrap the input in a wrapper
        /// stream which limits reading. Or, use IMessage.WriteDelimitedTo(Stream)
        /// to write your message and MmergeDelimitedFrom(Stream) to read it.
        /// Despite usually reading the entire stream, this method never closes the stream. 
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(Stream input);

        /// <summary>
        /// Parse <paramref name="input"/> as a message of this type and merge
        /// it with the message being built. This is just a small wrapper around
        /// MergeFrom(ICodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
        /// </summary>
        TBuilder MergeFrom(Stream input, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry);

        #endregion
    }
}