jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.db/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/db/internal/driver/FoldingStrategy.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.db.internal.driver;

/**
 * Adapt database-specific identifier-folding etc.
 */
interface FoldingStrategy {

	/**
	 * Fold the specified identifier.
	 */
	String fold(String identifier);

	/**
	 * Return whether the specified database object name is already folded,
	 * meaning, typically, if it has no special characters, it requires no
	 * delimiters.
	 */
	boolean nameIsFolded(String name);
}