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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;

namespace YamlDotNet.Serialization
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides access to the properties of a type.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ITypeInspector
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets all properties of the specified type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The type whose properties are to be enumerated.</param>
        /// <param name="container">The actual object of type <paramref name="type"/> whose properties are to be enumerated. Can be null.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        IEnumerable<IPropertyDescriptor> GetProperties(Type type, object? container);

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the property of the type with the specified name.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The type whose properties are to be searched.</param>
        /// <param name="container">The actual object of type <paramref name="type"/> whose properties are to be searched. Can be null.</param>
        /// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
        /// <param name="ignoreUnmatched">
        /// Determines if an exception or null should be returned if <paramref name="name"/> can't be
        /// found in <paramref name="type"/>
        /// </param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        IPropertyDescriptor GetProperty(Type type, object? container, string name, [MaybeNullWhen(true)] bool ignoreUnmatched);
    }
}
