apps/yms/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yms/app/ych/defaultcodecs/xml/XmlListener.java

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package org.onosproject.yms.app.ych.defaultcodecs.xml;

import org.dom4j.Element;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity which provide call back methods which are called
 * by xml walker while walking the xml data tree. This interface needs to be
 * implemented by protocol implementing listener's based call backs while
 * xml walk.
 */
interface XmlListener {

    /**
     * Callback invoked during a node entry. All the related information
     * about the node can be obtained from the element.
     *
     * @param element     current xml node(element)
     * @param nodeType    xml node type
     * @param rootElement root element
     */
    void enterXmlElement(Element element, XmlNodeType nodeType,
                         Element rootElement);

    /**
     * Callback invoked during a node exit. All the related information
     * about the node can be obtained from the element.
     *
     * @param element     current xml node(element)
     * @param nodeType    xml node type
     * @param rootElement root element
     */
    void exitXmlElement(Element element, XmlNodeType nodeType,
                        Element rootElement);
}