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package org.jdbi.v3.core.collector;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.stream.Collector;

import org.jdbi.v3.core.statement.StatementContext;

Factory for building Collectors to assemble containers of elements.
The collector produces only objects of the type of the container elements.
/**
 * Factory for building Collectors to assemble containers of elements.
 * The collector produces only objects of the type of the container elements.
 */
public interface CollectorFactory {
    
Params:
containerType – the container type
Returns:
whether this factory can produce a collector for the given container type./**
     * @param containerType the container type
     *
     * @return whether this factory can produce a collector for the given container type.
     */
    boolean accepts(Type containerType);

    
Params:
containerType – the container type
See Also:
StatementContext.findElementTypeFor(Type)
Returns:
the container element type if it can be discovered through reflection; empty otherwise./**
     * @param containerType the container type
     *
     * @return the container element type if it can be discovered through reflection; empty otherwise.
     * @see StatementContext#findElementTypeFor(Type)
     */
    Optional<Type> elementType(Type containerType);

    
Params:
containerType – the type of the container
See Also:
StatementContext.findCollectorFor(Type)
JdbiCollectors.findFor(Type)
Returns:
a Collector for the given container type./**
     * @param containerType the type of the container
     *
     * @return a {@link Collector} for the given container type.
     *
     * @see StatementContext#findCollectorFor(Type)
     * @see JdbiCollectors#findFor(Type)
     */
    Collector<?, ?, ?> build(Type containerType);
}