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package org.springframework.context;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

/**
 * Interface for objects that are suitable for message resolution in a
 * {@link MessageSource}.
 *
 * <p>Spring's own validation error classes implement this interface.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @see MessageSource#getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable, java.util.Locale)
 * @see org.springframework.validation.ObjectError
 * @see org.springframework.validation.FieldError
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface MessageSourceResolvable {

    /**
     * Return the codes to be used to resolve this message, in the order that
     * they should get tried. The last code will therefore be the default one.
     * @return a String array of codes which are associated with this message
     */
    @Nullable
    String[] getCodes();

    /**
     * Return the array of arguments to be used to resolve this message.
     * <p>The default implementation simply returns {@code null}.
     * @return an array of objects to be used as parameters to replace
     * placeholders within the message text
     * @see java.text.MessageFormat
     */
    @Nullable
    default Object[] getArguments() {
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Return the default message to be used to resolve this message.
     * <p>The default implementation simply returns {@code null}.
     * Note that the default message may be identical to the primary
     * message code ({@link #getCodes()}), which effectively enforces
     * {@link org.springframework.context.support.AbstractMessageSource#setUseCodeAsDefaultMessage}
     * for this particular message.
     * @return the default message, or {@code null} if no default
     */
    @Nullable
    default String getDefaultMessage() {
        return null;
    }

}