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package com.google.protobuf;

import java.util.Map;

interface MapFieldSchema {
  
Returns the map data for mutation.
/** Returns the map data for mutation. */
Map<?, ?> forMutableMapData(Object mapField);
Returns the map data for read.
/** Returns the map data for read. */
Map<?, ?> forMapData(Object mapField);
Whether toImmutable() has been called on this map field.
/** Whether toImmutable() has been called on this map field. */
boolean isImmutable(Object mapField);
Returns an immutable instance of the map field. It may make the parameter immutable and return the parameter, or create an immutable copy. The status of the parameter after the call is undefined.
/** * Returns an immutable instance of the map field. It may make the parameter immutable and return * the parameter, or create an immutable copy. The status of the parameter after the call is * undefined. */
Object toImmutable(Object mapField);
Returns a new instance of the map field given a map default entry.
/** Returns a new instance of the map field given a map default entry. */
Object newMapField(Object mapDefaultEntry);
Returns the metadata from a default entry.
/** Returns the metadata from a default entry. */
MapEntryLite.Metadata<?, ?> forMapMetadata(Object mapDefaultEntry);
Merges srcMapField into destMapField, and returns the merged instance.
/** Merges {@code srcMapField} into {@code destMapField}, and returns the merged instance. */
Object mergeFrom(Object destMapField, Object srcMapField);
Compute the serialized size for the map with a given field number.
/** Compute the serialized size for the map with a given field number. */
int getSerializedSize(int fieldNumber, Object mapField, Object mapDefaultEntry); }