jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/internal/context/java/IJavaTypeMappingProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.context.java;

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.platform.base.IJpaBaseContextFactory;

/**
 * Map a string key to a type mapping and its corresponding
 * Java annotation adapter.
 */
public interface IJavaTypeMappingProvider {

	/**
	 * A unique String that corresponds to the IJavaTypeMapping key 
	 */
	String key();

	String annotationName();
	
	/**
	 * Create an IJavaTypeMapping for the given attribute.  Use the IJpaFactory
	 * for creation so that extenders can create their own IJpaFactory instead of 
	 * creating their own typeMappingProvider.
	 * @param type
	 * @param jpaFactory
	 */
	public IJavaTypeMapping buildMapping(IJavaPersistentType parent, IJpaBaseContextFactory factory);

}