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package com.google.gerrit.server.edit.tree;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCacheEditor;
import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;

/** A specific modification of a Git tree. */
public interface TreeModification {

  /**
   * Returns a list of {@code PathEdit}s which are necessary in order to achieve the desired
   * modification of the Git tree. The order of the {@code PathEdit}s can be crucial and hence
   * shouldn't be changed.
   *
   * @param repository the affected Git repository
   * @param baseCommit the commit to whose tree this modification is applied
   * @return an ordered list of necessary {@code PathEdit}s
   * @throws IOException if problems arise when accessing the repository
   */
  List<DirCacheEditor.PathEdit> getPathEdits(Repository repository, RevCommit baseCommit)
      throws IOException;
}