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017package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql;
018
019/**
020 * Represents a simple POJO object inserted into a NoSQL object.
021 *
022 * @param <W> Specifies what type of underlying object (such as a MongoDB BasicDBObject) this NoSqlObject wraps.
023 */
024public interface NoSqlObject<W> {
025    /**
026     * Sets the value of a property on this object to a String or primitive.
027     *
028     * @param field The name of the property
029     * @param value The value of the property
030     */
031    void set(String field, Object value);
032
033    /**
034     * Sets the value of a property on this object to a nested complex object.
035     *
036     * @param field The name of the property
037     * @param value The value of the property
038     */
039    void set(String field, NoSqlObject<W> value);
040
041    /**
042     * Sets the value of a property on this object to an array of Strings or primitives.
043     *
044     * @param field The name of the property
045     * @param values The values for the property
046     */
047    void set(String field, Object[] values);
048
049    /**
050     * Sets the value of a property on this object to an array of nested complex objects.
051     *
052     * @param field The name of the property
053     * @param values The values for the property
054     */
055    void set(String field, NoSqlObject<W>[] values);
056
057    /**
058     * Obtains the underlying NoSQL library-specific object that this object wraps.
059     *
060     * @return the wrapped object.
061     */
062    W unwrap();
063}