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 * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
 * 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
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package com.jayway.jsonpath;

public interface WriteContext {

    /**
     * Returns the configuration used for reading
     *
     * @return an immutable configuration
     */
    Configuration configuration();

    /**
     * Returns the JSON model that this context is operating on
     *
     * @return json model
     */
    <T> T json();

    /**
     * Set the value a the given path
     *
     * @param path    path to set
     * @param newValue new value
     * @param filters filters
     * @return a document context
     */
    DocumentContext set(String path, Object newValue, Predicate... filters);

    /**
     * Deletes the given path
     *
     * @param path    path to delete
     * @param filters filters
     * @return a document context
     */
    DocumentContext delete(String path, Predicate... filters);

    /**
     * Add value to array at the given path
     *
     * @param path    path to array
     * @param value   value to add
     * @param filters filters
     * @return a document context
     */
    DocumentContext add(String path, Object value, Predicate... filters);

    /**
     * Add or update the key with a the given value at the given path
     *
     * @param path    path to array
     * @param key     key to add
     * @param value   value of key
     * @param filters filters
     * @return a document context
     */
    DocumentContext put(String path, String key, Object value, Predicate... filters);

}