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package org.glassfish.jersey.internal.guava;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * An iterator that supports a one-element lookahead while iterating.
 * <p>
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/CollectionHelpersExplained#PeekingIterator">
 * {@code PeekingIterator}</a>.
 *
 * @author Mick Killianey
 * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
 */
public interface PeekingIterator<E> extends Iterator<E> {
    /**
     * Returns the next element in the iteration, without advancing the iteration.
     * <p>
     * <p>Calls to {@code peek()} should not change the state of the iteration,
     * except that it <i>may</i> prevent removal of the most recent element via
     * {@link #remove()}.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iteration has no more elements
     *                                according to {@link #hasNext()}
     */
    E peek();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * <p>
     * <p>The objects returned by consecutive calls to {@link #peek()} then {@link
     * #next()} are guaranteed to be equal to each other.
     */
    @Override
    E next();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * <p>
     * <p>Implementations may or may not support removal when a call to {@link
     * #peek()} has occurred since the most recent call to {@link #next()}.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException if there has been a call to {@link #peek()}
     *                               since the most recent call to {@link #next()} and this implementation
     *                               does not support this sequence of calls (optional)
     */
    @Override
    void remove();
}
