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package org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.impl.io;

import java.util.List;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.util.DocViewNode2;

/**
 * {@code DocViewAdapter} is used by the {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.impl.io.DocViewImporter} to handle
 * special content that is not importable using "normal" JCR calls. For example users and other protected content
 * needs to be imported using the {@link javax.jcr.Session#importXML(String, java.io.InputStream, int)} or similar.
 * 
 */
public interface DocViewAdapter {

    /**
     * Start node is invoked when the importer descends into an element.
     * @param node the node
     * @throws RepositoryException if a import exception occurs.
     */
    void startNode(DocViewNode2 node) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Ends node is invoked when the importer ascends from an element.
     * @throws RepositoryException if a import exception occurs.
     */
    void endNode() throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Is called by the importer if the adapter is no longer used and must finalize the import.
     * @throws RepositoryException if a import exception occurs.
     * @return The paths that were created.
     */
    List<String> close() throws RepositoryException;

}