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 * $Id: UnmarshalListener.java,v 1.1.1.1 2003/03/03 07:09:15 kvisco Exp $
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 * Date         Author             Changes
 * 09-13-2002  Paul Christmann   Initial Revision
 */

package org.exolab.castor.xml;


/**
 * An interface to allow external "listening" to objects when
 * they are being unmarshalled for various tracking purposes and
 * potential modification. An implementation of
 * this interface may be registered with the Unmarshaller.
 * <p>
 * The UnmarshalListener interface does <em>not</em> report on
 * native data types that are unmarshalled.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:paul@priorartisans.com">Paul Christmann</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:kvsico@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:blandin@intalio.com">Arnaud Blandin</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
**/
public interface UnmarshalListener {

    /**
     * This method is called when an object has just been initialized by the
     * Unmarshaller.
     *
     * @param object the Object that was initialized.
    **/
    public void initialized (Object object);

    /**
     * This method is called once the attributes have been processed.
     * It indicates that the the fields of the given object corresponding
     * to attributes in the XML document have been set.
     *
     * @param object the Object the object being unmarshalled.
     */
    public void attributesProcessed(Object object);

    /**
     * This method is called after a child object
     * has been added during the unmarshalling.  This
     * method will be called after {@link unmarshalled}
     * has been called for the child.
     *
     * @param fieldName the Name of the field the child is being added to.
     * @param target the Object being unmarshalled.
     * @param child the Object that was just added.
    **/
    public void fieldAdded (String fieldName, Object parent, Object child);

    /**
     * This method is called after an object
     * has been completely unmarshalled, including
     * all of its children (if any).
     *
     * @param object the Object that was unmarshalled.
    **/
    public void unmarshalled (Object object);

} //-- UnmarshalListener
