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diff --git a/sandbox/jboynes/sdoproxy/src/main/java/org/osoa/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java b/sandbox/jboynes/sdoproxy/src/main/java/org/osoa/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e953cb6ee --- /dev/null +++ b/sandbox/jboynes/sdoproxy/src/main/java/org/osoa/sdo/helper/TypeHelper.java @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +/** + * + * Copyright 2005 BEA Systems Inc. + * Copyright 2005 International Business Machines Corporation + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ +package org.osoa.sdo.helper; + +import java.util.List; +import javax.xml.namespace.QName; + +import org.osoa.sdo.Property; +import org.osoa.sdo.Type; + +/** + * @version $Rev$ $Date$ + */ +public interface TypeHelper { + /** + * Define a Type in the Java namespace based on a Java interface. + * Equivalent to define(new QName(Type.JAVA_NAMESPACE, interfaceClass.getName()), interfaceClass) + * + * @param interfaceClass a Java interface that defines the type + * @return a new Type defined from the Java interface + */ + <T> Type<T> define(Class<T> interfaceClass); + + /** + * Define a Type based on a Java interface. + * The name of the Type will be the interface's class name. + * + * @param name the name of the type + * @param interfaceClass a Java interface that defines the type + * @return a new Type defined from the Java interface + */ + <T> Type<T> define(QName name, Class<T> interfaceClass); + + Type<?> getType(QName name); + + <T> Type<T> getType(Class<T> interfaceClass); +} |