jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/context/orm/OrmPersistentAttribute.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.orm;

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.PersistentAttribute;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.XmlContextNode;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.resource.orm.XmlAttributeMapping;

/**
 * ORM persistent attribute
 * 
 * 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.
 */
public interface OrmPersistentAttribute
	extends PersistentAttribute, XmlContextNode
{

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

	OrmAttributeMapping getMapping();
	
	OrmAttributeMapping getSpecifiedMapping();
	
	OrmTypeMapping getTypeMapping();
	
	OrmPersistentType getPersistentType();
	

	// ********** virtual <-> specified **********

	/**
	 * Make the persistent attribute virtual. The attribute will be removed
	 * from the list of specified persistent attributes on the {@link OrmPersistentType} 
	 * and removed from the orm.xml file.
	 * 
	 * If the persistent attribute is already virtual, an IllegalStateException is thrown
	 * @see PersistentAttribute#isVirtual()
	 */
	void makeVirtual();
	
	/**
	 * Take a virtual persistent attribute and specify it.
	 * The attribute will be added to the list of specified persistent attributes
	 * and added to the orm.xml file. The mappingKey will remain the same.
	 * 
	 * If the persistent attribute is already specified, an IllegalStateException is thrown
	 * @see PersistentAttribute#isVirtual()
	 */
	void makeSpecified();
	
	/**
	 * Take a virtual persistent attribute and specify it.
	 * The attribute will be added to the list of specified persistent attributes
	 * and added to the orm.xml file. The mappingKey will determine the type of mapping added
	 * instead of the mappingKey already on the persistent attribute
	 * 
	 * If the persistent attribute is already specified, an IllegalStateException is thrown
	 * @see PersistentAttribute#isVirtual()
	 */
	void makeSpecified(String mappingKey);
	

	// ********** miscellaneous **********

	boolean contains(int textOffset);

	void nameChanged(String oldName, String newName);

	String getOrmType();

	
	// ********** initialization/updating **********

	void initialize(XmlAttributeMapping attributeMapping);
	
	/**
	 * Update the OrmPersistentAttribute context model object to match the 
	 * resource model object. see {@link org.eclipse.jpt.core.JpaProject#update()}
	 */
	void update();

}