src/ProtocolBuffers/IBuilderLite.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
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 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, ExtensionRegistryLite registry);
    IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(CodedInputStream input);
    IBuilderLite WeakMergeFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite 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 into the message being
    /// built. Merging occurs as follows. For each field:
    /// For singular primitive fields, if the field is set in <paramref name="other"/>,
    /// then <paramref name="other"/>'s value overwrites the value in this message.
    /// For singular message fields, if the field is set in <paramref name="other"/>,
    /// it is merged into the corresponding sub-message of this message using the same
    /// merging rules.
    /// For repeated fields, the elements in <paramref name="other"/> are concatenated
    /// with the elements in this message.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="other"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    TBuilder MergeFrom(TMessage other);

    /// <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(CodedInputStream input);

    /// <summary>
    /// Like MergeFrom(CodedInputStream), 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(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite 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, ExtensionRegistryLite 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(CodedInputStream).
    /// </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(CodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
    /// </summary>
    TBuilder MergeFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite 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(CodedInputStream).
    /// </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(CodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
    /// </summary>
    TBuilder MergeFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite 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(CodedInputStream). 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(CodedInputStream, ExtensionRegistry).
    /// </summary>
    TBuilder MergeFrom(Stream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry);
    #endregion
  }
}