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 Copyright (c) 2006 - 2008  Eric J. Feminella  <eric@ericfeminella.com>
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 THE SOFTWARE.

 @internal
 */
 
package com.ericfeminella.collections
{
    import flash.utils.Dictionary;
    import mx.collections.IList;
    
    /**
     * 
     * Defines the contract for lightweight HashMap implementations 
     * which are to expose an API into a managed collection of key 
     * value pairs
     * 
     */
    public interface IMap
    {
        /**
         * 
         * Adds a key / value pair to the current Map
         * 
         * @param the key to add to the map
         * @param the value of the specified key
         * 
         */
        function put(key:*, value:*) : void;
        
        /**
         *
         * Places all name / value pairs into the current
         * <code>IMap</code> instance.
         *  
         * @param an <code>Object</code> of name / value pairs
         * 
         */        
        function putAll(table:Dictionary) : void;
        
        /**
         *
         * <code>putEntry</code> is intended as a pseudo-overloaded 
         * <code>put</code> implementation whereby clients may call
         * <code>putEntry</code> to pass an <code>IHashMapEntry</code>
         * implementation.
         *  
         * @param concrete <code>IHashMapEntry</code> implementation
         * 
         */        
        function putEntry(entry:IHashMapEntry) : void;
        
        /**
         * 
         * Removes a key / value from the HashMap instance
         *  
         * @param  key to remove from the map
         * 
         */
        function remove(key:*) : void;

        /**
         * 
         * Determines if a key exists in the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @param  the key in which to determine existance in the map
         * @return true if the key exisits, false if not
         * 
         */
        function containsKey(key:*) : Boolean;

        /**
         * 
         * Determines if a value exists in the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @param  the value in which to determine existance in the map
         * @return true if the value exisits, false if not
         * 
         */
        function containsValue(value:*) : Boolean;

        /**
         * 
         * Returns a key value from the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @param  the key in which to retrieve the value of
         * @return the value of the specified key
         * 
         */
        function getKey(value:*) : *;

        /**
         * 
         * Returns a key value from the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @param  the key in which to retrieve the value of
         * @return the value of the specified key
         * 
         */
        function getValue(key:*) : *;

        /**
         * 
         * Returns each key added to the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @return String Array of key identifiers
         * 
         */
        function getKeys() : Array;

        /**
         * 
         * Returns each value assigned to each key in the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @return Array of values assigned for all keys in the map
         * 
         */
        function getValues() : Array;
        
        /**
         * 
         * Retrieves the size of the HashMap instance
         * 
         * @return the current size of the map instance
         * 
         */
        function size() : int;

        /**
         * 
         * Determines if the HashMap instance is empty
         * 
         * @return true if the current map is empty, false if not
         * 
         */
        function isEmpty() : Boolean;
        
        /**
         * 
         * Resets all key value assignments in the HashMap instance to null
         * 
         */
        function reset() : void;    
        
        /**
         * 
         * Resets all key / values defined in the HashMap instance to null
         * 
         */
        function resetAllExcept(key:*) : void;    
                
        /**
         * 
         * Clears all key / values defined in the HashMap instance
         * 
         */
        function clear() : void;

        /**
         * 
         * Clears all key / values defined in the HashMap instance
         * with the exception of the specified key
         * 
         */
        function clearAllExcept(key:*) : void;
        
        /**
         *
         * Returns an <code>Array</code> of <code>IHashMapEntry</code> 
         * objects based on the underlying internal map.
         *  
         * @param <code>Array</code> of <code>IHashMapEntry</code> objects
         * 
         */        
        function getEntries() : Array;
    }
}