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

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.StringTools;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.Transformer;

/**
 * Named context node.
 * <p>
 * Vestigial - not sure how helpful this common interface is now....
 * <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.
 */
public interface JpaNamedContextNode
	extends JpaContextNode
{
	String getName();
		String NAME_PROPERTY = "name"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	void setName(String name);

	Class<? extends JpaNamedContextNode> getType();

	final class NameTransformer<N extends JpaNamedContextNode>
		implements Transformer<N, String>, Serializable
	{
		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
		public static final NameTransformer INSTANCE = new NameTransformer();
		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
		public static <T extends JpaNamedContextNode> Transformer<T, String> instance() {
			return INSTANCE;
		}
		// ensure single instance
		private NameTransformer() {
			super();
		}
		public String transform(N node) {
			return node.getName();
		}
		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return StringTools.buildSingletonToString(this);
		}
		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
		private Object readResolve() {
			// replace this object with the singleton
			return INSTANCE;
		}
	}
}