jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/internal/IJpaNode.java

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 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
import org.eclipse.jpt.utility.internal.node.Node;

/**
 * Tweak the node interface with JPA-specific protocol.
 */
public interface IJpaNode extends Node {

	/**
	 * Return the JPA project the object belongs to.
	 */
	IJpaProject jpaProject();

	/**
	 * Return the resource that most directly contains the object.
	 * This is used by JpaHelper.
	 */
	IResource resource();


	// ********** covariant overrides **********

	IJpaNode parent();

	IJpaProject root();

}