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| * Contributors: |
| * Oracle - initial API and implementation |
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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.internal.context.JpaValidator; |
| |
| /** |
| * JPA attribute mapping converter. |
| * <p> |
| * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still |
| * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching |
| * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from |
| * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API |
| * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. |
| * |
| * @version 3.3 |
| * @since 2.1 |
| */ |
| public interface Converter |
| extends JpaContextModel |
| { |
| AttributeMapping getParent(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the converter's type. |
| */ |
| Class<? extends Converter> getConverterType(); |
| |
| |
| // ********** parent adapter ********** |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface allowing converters to be used in multiple places |
| * (e.g. basic mappings, collection mappings, etc). |
| */ |
| public interface ParentAdapter<M extends AttributeMapping> { |
| M getConverterParent(); |
| |
| JpaValidator buildValidator(Converter converter); |
| } |
| } |