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package org.jetbrains.lang.manifest.header;

import com.intellij.lang.PsiBuilder;
import com.intellij.lang.annotation.AnnotationHolder;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiReference;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
import org.jetbrains.lang.manifest.psi.Header;
import org.jetbrains.lang.manifest.psi.HeaderValuePart;

/**
 * @author Robert F. Beeger (robert@beeger.net)
 */
public interface HeaderParser {
  /**
   * Parses a header starting from a first token after semicolon and space.
   */
  void parse(@NotNull PsiBuilder builder);

  /**
   * Annotates the header with errors or any other useful information.
   * Should return true if the element was annotated with errors.
   */
  boolean annotate(@NotNull Header header, @NotNull AnnotationHolder holder);

  /**
   * Returns the raw data of the header converted into some domain specific value (e.g. Version or VersionRange).
   */
  @Nullable
  Object getConvertedValue(@NotNull Header header);

  /**
   * Returns references from a given header value, or empty array if none/not applicable.
   */
  PsiReference @NotNull [] getReferences(@NotNull HeaderValuePart headerValuePart);
}
