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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Oracle. All rights reserved.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+ * 
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.jdtutility;
+
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Annotation;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;
+
+/**
+ * Adapt a Java annotation with a simple-to-use interface.
+ */
+public interface AnnotationAdapter {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the value of the adapter's annotation.
+	 * If the compilation unit is available, #getAnnotation(CompilationUnit)
+	 * might be more performant.
+	 * @see #getAnnotation(org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit)
+	 */
+	Annotation getAnnotation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Given the specified compilation unit, return the value of the
+	 * adapter's annotation.
+	 * @see #getAnnotation()
+	 */
+	Annotation getAnnotation(CompilationUnit astRoot);
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a new marker annotation, replacing the original annotation if present.
+	 */
+	void newMarkerAnnotation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a new single member annotation, replacing the original annotation if present.
+	 */
+	void newSingleMemberAnnotation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Build a new normal annotation, replacing the original annotation if present.
+	 */
+	void newNormalAnnotation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove the annotation.
+	 */
+	void removeAnnotation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the AST node corresponding to the annotation.
+	 * If the annotation is missing, return the annotation's parent's node.
+	 * If the compilation unit is available, #astNode(CompilationUnit)
+	 * might be more performant.
+	 * @see #astNode(org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit)
+	 */
+	ASTNode astNode();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the AST node corresponding to the annotation.
+	 * If the annotation is missing, return the annotation's parent node.
+	 * @see #astNode()
+	 */
+	ASTNode astNode(CompilationUnit astRoot);
+
+}