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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Translation\Catalogue;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageCatalogueInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an operation on catalogue(s).
+ *
+ * An instance of this interface performs an operation on one or more catalogues and
+ * stores intermediate and final results of the operation.
+ *
+ * The first catalogue in its argument(s) is called the 'source catalogue' or 'source' and
+ * the following results are stored:
+ *
+ * Messages: also called 'all', are valid messages for the given domain after the operation is performed.
+ *
+ * New Messages: also called 'new' (new = all ∖ source = {x: x ∈ all ∧ x ∉ source}).
+ *
+ * Obsolete Messages: also called 'obsolete' (obsolete = source ∖ all = {x: x ∈ source ∧ x ∉ all}).
+ *
+ * Result: also called 'result', is the resulting catalogue for the given domain that holds the same messages as 'all'.
+ *
+ * @author Jean-François Simon <jeanfrancois.simon@sensiolabs.com>
+ */
+interface OperationInterface
+{
+ /**
+ * Returns domains affected by operation.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getDomains();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns all valid messages ('all') after operation.
+ *
+ * @param string $domain
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getMessages($domain);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns new messages ('new') after operation.
+ *
+ * @param string $domain
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getNewMessages($domain);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns obsolete messages ('obsolete') after operation.
+ *
+ * @param string $domain
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getObsoleteMessages($domain);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns resulting catalogue ('result').
+ *
+ * @return MessageCatalogueInterface
+ */
+ public function getResult();
+}