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package org.apache.maven.api.services;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.api.Service;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;

/**
 * Service used to interact with the end user.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface Prompter extends Service {
    /**
     * Prompts the user for a string.
     *
     * @param message the message to display to the user
     * @return the string entered by the user
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    default String prompt(String message) throws PrompterException {
        return prompt(message, null, null);
    }

    /**
     * Prompts the user for a string using a default value.
     *
     * @param message the message to display
     * @param defaultReply the default reply value
     * @return the string entered by the user
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    default String prompt(String message, String defaultReply) throws PrompterException {
        return prompt(message, null, defaultReply);
    }

    /**
     * Prompts the user for a string using a list of possible values.
     *
     * @param message the message to display
     * @param possibleValues the list of possible values
     * @return the string entered by the user
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    default String prompt(String message, List<String> possibleValues) throws PrompterException {
        return prompt(message, possibleValues, null);
    }

    /**
     * Prompts the user for a string using a list of possible values and a default reply.
     *
     * @param message the message to display
     * @param possibleValues the list of possible values
     * @param defaultReply the default reply value
     * @return the string entered by the user
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    String prompt(String message, List<String> possibleValues, String defaultReply) throws PrompterException;

    /**
     * Prompts the user for a password.
     *
     * @param message the message to display
     * @return the password entered by the user
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    String promptForPassword(String message) throws PrompterException;

    /**
     * Displays a message to the user.
     *
     * @param message the message to display
     * @throws PrompterException if an exception occurs
     */
    void showMessage(String message) throws PrompterException;
}
