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Bindable.java
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/**
* Copyright (C) 2016 Czech Technical University in Prague
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
* the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
* later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.model.metamodel;
/**
* Instances of the type Bindable represent object or attribute types that can
* be bound into a Path.
*
* @param <T>
* The type of the represented object or attribute
*/
public interface Bindable<T> {
enum BindableType {
SINGULAR_ATTRIBUTE, PLURAL_ATTRIBUTE, ENTITY_TYPE
}
/**
* Return the bindable type of the represented object.
*
* @return bindable type
*/
BindableType getBindableType();
/**
* Return the Java type of the represented object. If the bindable type of
* the object is {@link BindableType#PLURAL_ATTRIBUTE}, the Java element type is returned. If the
* bindable type is {@link BindableType#SINGULAR_ATTRIBUTE} or {@link BindableType#ENTITY_TYPE}, the Java type of the
* represented entity or attribute is returned.
*
* @return Java type
*/
Class<T> getBindableJavaType();
}