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******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.orm;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.JpaContextModel;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.ManagedType;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.XmlManagedType;
/**
* Map an <code>orm.xml</code> context managed type and resource managed type.
* <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 3.3
*/
public interface OrmManagedTypeDefinition {
/**
* Return a class that corresponds to the context managed type's type.
* @see ManagedType#getManagedTypeType()
*/
Class<? extends ManagedType> getContextManagedTypeType();
/**
* Return a class that corresponds to the resource managed type's type.
* @see XmlManagedType#getManagedTypeType()
*/
Class<? extends XmlManagedType> getResourceManagedTypeType();
/**
* Build a context managed type for the specified parent
* and resource managed type, using the specified factory.
*/
OrmManagedType buildContextManagedType(JpaContextModel parent, XmlManagedType resourceManagedType, OrmXmlContextModelFactory factory);
}