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package org.apache.hadoop.metadata;

import org.apache.hadoop.metadata.types.AttributeInfo;
import org.apache.hadoop.metadata.types.DataTypes;
import org.apache.hadoop.metadata.types.FieldMapping;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * An instance whose structure is associated with a IDataType.
 * This is obtained by a call to 'createInstance' or the result of a Query.
 * A ITypedInstance can only contain information on attributes of the associated Type.
 * Instance can still be invalid because of missing required fields or incorrect multiplicity.
 * But user can only get/set on a known field of the associated type. Type values have to match
 * the IDataType of the associated attribute.
 */
public interface ITypedInstance extends IInstance {

    FieldMapping fieldMapping();

    public void setNull(String attrName) throws MetadataException;

    public boolean getBoolean(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public byte getByte(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public short getShort(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public int getInt(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public long getLong(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public float getFloat(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public double getDouble(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public BigInteger getBigInt(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public BigDecimal getBigDecimal(String attrName) throws MetadataException ;
    public Date getDate(String attrName) throws MetadataException;
    public String getString(String attrName) throws MetadataException;

    public void setBoolean(String attrName, boolean val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setByte(String attrName, byte val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setShort(String attrName, short val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setInt(String attrName, int val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setLong(String attrName, long val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setFloat(String attrName, float val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setDouble(String attrName, double val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setBigInt(String attrName, BigInteger val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setBigDecimal(String attrName, BigDecimal val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setDate(String attrName, Date val) throws MetadataException;
    public void setString(String attrName, String val) throws MetadataException;
}
