package com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

/**
 * Provides core reflection services.
 */
public interface ReflectionProvider {

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of the specified type using the default (null) constructor.
	 * @param type	the type to instantiate
	 * @return	a new instance of this type
	 */
    Object newInstance(Class type);

    void visitSerializableFields(Object object, Visitor visitor);

    void writeField(Object object, String fieldName, Object value, Class definedIn);

    Class getFieldType(Object object, String fieldName, Class definedIn);

    boolean fieldDefinedInClass(String fieldName, Class type);

    /**
     * A visitor interface for serializable fields defined in a class. 
     *
     */
    interface Visitor {
    	
    	/**
    	 * Callback for each visit
    	 * @param name	field name
    	 * @param type	field type
    	 * @param definedIn	where the field was defined
    	 * @param value	field value
    	 */
        void visit(String name, Class type, Class definedIn, Object value);
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a field defined in some class.
     * @param definedIn	class where the field was defined
     * @param fieldName	field name
     * @return	the field itself
     */
	Field getField(Class definedIn, String fieldName);
	
}

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Correct javadoc for ReflectionProvider.newInstance() (XSTR-385).