/**

  * Copyright (c) 2008-2011, http://www.snakeyaml.org

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  *

  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

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  */

 package org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor;

 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.nodes.Node;

 /**

  * Provide a way to construct a Java instance out of the composed Node. Support

  * recursive objects if it is required. (create Native Data Structure out of

  * Node Graph)

  * 

  * @see http://yaml.org/spec/1.1/#id859109

  */

 public interface Construct {

     /**

      * Construct a Java instance with all the properties injected when it is

      * possible.

      * 

      * @param node

      *            composed Node

      * @return a complete Java instance

      */

     public Object construct(Node node);

     /**

      * Apply the second step when constructing recursive structures. Because the

      * instance is already created it can assign a reference to itself.

      * 

      * @param node

      *            composed Node

      * @param object

      *            the instance constructed earlier by

      *            <code>construct(Node node)</code> for the provided Node

      */

     public void construct2ndStep(Node node, Object object);

 }