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 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.orm;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EFactory;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> definition
 * <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 2.3
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface OrmXmlDefinition
	extends MappingFileDefinition
{
	/**
	 * Return the factory for building XML resource nodes.
	 */
	EFactory getResourceNodeFactory();

	/**
	 * Return the factory for building XML context nodes.
	 */
	OrmXmlContextNodeFactory getContextNodeFactory();


	// ********** type/attribute mappings **********

	/**
	 * Return a type mapping definiton for the specified mapping key.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the mapping key is not
	 * supported
	 */
	OrmTypeMappingDefinition getTypeMappingDefinition(String mappingKey);

	/**
	 * Return an attribute mapping definiton for the specified mapping key.
	 * Never return <code>null</code>.
	 */
	OrmAttributeMappingDefinition getAttributeMappingDefinition(String mappingKey);
}