/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Júlio Vilmar Gesser.
 * Copyright (C) 2011, 2013-2016 The JavaParser Team.
 *
 * This file is part of JavaParser.
 *
 * JavaParser can be used either under the terms of
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 *     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
 * JavaParser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 */

package com.github.javaparser.resolution.declarations;

/**
 * A generic declaration.
 *
 * @author Federico Tomassetti
 */
public interface ResolvedDeclaration {

    /**
     * Anonymous classes do not have a name, for example.
     */
    default boolean hasName() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Should return the name or throw a RuntimeException if the name is not available.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Does this declaration represents a class field?
     */
    default boolean isField() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Does this declaration represents a method parameter?
     */
    default boolean isParameter() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Does this declaration represents a type?
     */
    default boolean isType() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Does this declaration represents a method?
     */
    default boolean isMethod() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Return this as a FieldDeclaration or throw an UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    default ResolvedFieldDeclaration asField() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("%s is not a FieldDeclaration", this));
    }

    /**
     * Return this as a ParameterDeclaration or throw an UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    default ResolvedParameterDeclaration asParameter() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("%s is not a ParameterDeclaration", this));
    }

    /**
     * Return this as a TypeDeclaration or throw an UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    default ResolvedTypeDeclaration asType() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("%s is not a TypeDeclaration", this));
    }

    /**
     * Return this as a MethodDeclaration or throw an UnsupportedOperationException
     */
    default ResolvedMethodDeclaration asMethod() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("%s is not a MethodDeclaration", this));
    }
}