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package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;

/**
 * Abstraction of information about entity being resolved.
 *
 * @param <T> type of entity being resolved, uses / grouping
 */
public interface YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> {

    /**
     * Retrieves the entity to be resolved.
     *
     * @return entity to be resolved
     */
    T getEntityToResolve();

    /**
     * Sets entity to be resolved.
     *
     * @param entityToResolve entity to be resolved
     */
    void setEntityToResolve(T entityToResolve);

    /**
     * Retrieves the parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
     *
     * @return parent node which contains the entity to be resolved
     */
    YangNode getHolderOfEntityToResolve();

    /**
     * Sets parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
     *
     * @param holderOfEntityToResolve parent node which contains the entity to
     *                                be resolved
     */
    void setHolderOfEntityToResolve(YangNode holderOfEntityToResolve);
}