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author | lresende <lresende@13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68> | 2009-11-10 19:19:03 +0000 |
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committer | lresende <lresende@13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68> | 2009-11-10 19:19:03 +0000 |
commit | dc741421e88c3e4210b00f39877159c5117b99d3 (patch) | |
tree | 68ae372d3c8a7fee11f44a4701585db55d24369d /sdo-java/branches/sdo-java-M2/sdo-api/src/main/java/commonj/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java | |
parent | 9833a542bb75c2008c71809e4fdfebc41e67fb46 (diff) |
moving SDO branches
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diff --git a/sdo-java/branches/sdo-java-M2/sdo-api/src/main/java/commonj/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java b/sdo-java/branches/sdo-java-M2/sdo-api/src/main/java/commonj/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d178789a67 --- /dev/null +++ b/sdo-java/branches/sdo-java-M2/sdo-api/src/main/java/commonj/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +/** + * <copyright> + * + * Service Data Objects + * Version 2.0 + * Licensed Materials - Property of BEA and IBM + * + * (c) Copyright BEA Systems, Inc. and International Business Machines Corp 2005. All rights reserved. + * + * </copyright> + * + */ + +package commonj.sdo.helper; + +import java.util.List; + +import commonj.sdo.DataObject; +import commonj.sdo.Property; +import commonj.sdo.Type; +import commonj.sdo.impl.HelperProvider; + +/** + * Look up a Type given the uri and typeName or interfaceClass. + * SDO Types are available through the + * getType("commonj.sdo", typeName) method. + * Defines Types from DataObjects. + */ +public interface TypeHelper +{ + /** + * Return the Type specified by typeName with the given uri, + * or null if not found. + * @param uri The uri of the Type - type.getURI(); + * @param typeName The name of the Type - type.getName(); + * @return the Type specified by typeName with the given uri, + * or null if not found. + */ + Type getType(String uri, String typeName); + + /** + * Return the Type for this interfaceClass or null if not found. + * @param interfaceClass is the interface for the DataObject's Type - + * type.getInstanceClass(); + * @return the Type for this interfaceClass or null if not found. + */ + Type getType(Class interfaceClass); + + /** + * Define the DataObject as a Type. + * The Type is available through TypeHelper and DataGraph getType() methods. + * @param type the DataObject representing the Type. + * @return the defined Type. + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the Type could not be defined. + */ + Type define(DataObject type); + + /** + * Define the list of DataObjects as Types. + * The Types are available through TypeHelper and DataGraph getType() methods. + * @param types a List of DataObjects representing the Types. + * @return the defined Types. + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the Types could not be defined. + */ + List /*Type*/ define(List /*DataObject*/ types); + + /** + * The default TypeHelper. + */ + TypeHelper INSTANCE = HelperProvider.getTypeHelper(); +} |