jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/context/BaseJpaContent.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context;

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.ContextModel;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.persistence.PersistenceXml;

/**
 * 
 * 
 * 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 BaseJpaContent extends JpaContextNode, ContextModel
{
	
	/**
	 * String constant associated with changes to the persistenceXml property
	 */
	public final static String PERSISTENCE_XML_PROPERTY = "persistenceXml";
	
	/** 
	 * Return the content represented by the persistence.xml file associated with 
	 * this project.
	 * This may be null. 
	 */
	PersistenceXml getPersistenceXml();
	
	/**
	 * Add a persistence.xml file to this content and return the content associated
	 * with it.
	 * Throws {@link IllegalStateException} if a persistence.xml already exists.
	 */
	PersistenceXml addPersistenceXml();
	
	/**
	 * Remove the persistence.xml file from this content.
	 * Throws {@link IllegalStateException} if a persistence.xml does not exist.
	 */
	void removePersistenceXml();
}