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

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.internal.context.JoinColumnTextRangeResolver;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.internal.context.JptValidator;

/**
 * Join table relationship strategy.
 * <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.
 * 
 * @see RelationshipMapping
 * @see AssociationOverride
 * @see JoinTableRelationship
 * 
 * @version 2.3
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface JoinTableRelationshipStrategy 
	extends ReadOnlyJoinTableRelationshipStrategy, RelationshipStrategy
{
	void initializeFrom(ReadOnlyJoinTableRelationshipStrategy oldStrategy);

	void initializeFromVirtual(ReadOnlyJoinTableRelationshipStrategy virtualStrategy);

	JoinTable getJoinTable();

	boolean validatesAgainstDatabase();

	JptValidator buildJoinTableJoinColumnValidator(JoinColumn column, JoinColumn.Owner owner, JoinColumnTextRangeResolver textRangeResolver);

	JptValidator buildJoinTableInverseJoinColumnValidator(JoinColumn column, JoinColumn.Owner owner, JoinColumnTextRangeResolver textRangeResolver);

}