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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Core.Common.Base;
using Ringtoets.Common.Data;
using Ringtoets.Common.Data.Exceptions;

namespace Ringtoets.Common.IO.Structures
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interface describing the method of updating the data model after new structures have 
    /// been imported.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IStructureUpdateStrategy<TStructure> where TStructure : StructureBase
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Updates the structures and its dependent data with data from <paramref name="readStructures"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="readStructures">The imported structures.</param>
        /// <param name="sourceFilePath">The source path from where the structures were imported from.</param>
        /// <returns>An <see cref="IEnumerable{IObservable}"/> of updated instances.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when any of the input parameters is <c>null</c>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="UpdateDataException">Thrown when applying the strategy has failed.</exception>
        IEnumerable<IObservable> UpdateStructuresWithImportedData(IEnumerable<TStructure> readStructures, string sourceFilePath);
    }
}