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package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;

import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;

/**
 * Abstraction of resolution object which will be resolved by linker.
 *
 * @param <T> type of resolution entity uses / type
 */
public interface YangResolutionInfo<T> extends LocationInfo {

    /**
     * Resolves linking with all the ancestors node for a resolution info.
     *
     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
     * @throws DataModelException DataModelException a violation of data model
     *                            rules
     */
    void resolveLinkingForResolutionInfo(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
            throws DataModelException;

    /**
     * Retrieves information about the entity that needs to be resolved.
     *
     * @return information about the entity that needs to be resolved
     */
    YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> getEntityToResolveInfo();

    /**
     * Performs inter file linking of uses/type referring to typedef/grouping
     * of other YANG file.
     *
     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
     */
    void linkInterFile(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
            throws DataModelException;
}