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package com.l2jserver.service.game.npc;

import com.l2jserver.game.net.Lineage2Connection;
import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.client.CM_CHAR_ACTION.CharacterAction;
import com.l2jserver.model.template.NPCTemplate;
import com.l2jserver.model.world.Actor;
import com.l2jserver.model.world.L2Character;
import com.l2jserver.model.world.NPC;
import com.l2jserver.service.Service;
import com.l2jserver.service.core.threading.AsyncFuture;
import com.l2jserver.service.game.character.CannotSetTargetServiceException;
import com.l2jserver.util.geometry.Point3D;

/**
 * This service manages {@link NPC} instances
 * 
 * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
 */
public interface NPCService extends Service {
	/**
	 * Executes an action for an NPC. Each {@link NPCTemplate} have it's own
	 * actions.
	 * 
	 * @param npc
	 *            the npc
	 * @param character
	 *            the character
	 * @param action
	 *            the action type
	 * @throws CannotSetTargetServiceException
	 *             if was not possible to set the target
	 */
	void action(NPC npc, L2Character character, CharacterAction action)
			throws ActionServiceException, CannotSetTargetServiceException;

	/**
	 * Executes an action for an NPC. Each {@link NPCTemplate} have it's own
	 * actions.
	 * 
	 * @param npc
	 *            the npc
	 * @param character
	 *            the character
	 * @param args
	 *            the action arguments
	 * @throws CannotSetTargetServiceException
	 *             if was not possible to set the target
	 */
	void action(NPC npc, L2Character character, String... args)
			throws ActionServiceException, CannotSetTargetServiceException;

	/**
	 * Kills the given <tt>npc</tt>. If "nobody" killed the NPC (i.e. died by
	 * admin command), <tt>killer</tt> can be null.
	 * 
	 * @param npc
	 *            the npc being killed
	 * @param killer
	 *            the killer actor
	 */
	void die(NPC npc, Actor killer);

	/**
	 * Moves an given <tt>npc</tt> to an <tt>point</tt>
	 * 
	 * @param npc
	 *            the NPC
	 * @param point
	 *            the destination point
	 * @return the future informing once the NPC has been moved to that location
	 */
	AsyncFuture<Boolean> move(NPC npc, Point3D point);

	/**
	 * Attacks an given NPC, if possible.
	 * 
	 * @param npc
	 *            the npc
	 * @param conn
	 *            the {@link Lineage2Connection} object
	 * @param attacker
	 *            the character
	 * @throws NotAttackableNPCServiceException
	 *             if {@link NPC} is not attackable
	 */
	void attack(NPC npc, Lineage2Connection conn, L2Character attacker)
			throws NotAttackableNPCServiceException;
}