01: /**
02: * Copyright (C) 2006 NetMind Consulting Bt.
03: *
04: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
05: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
06: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
07: * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
08: *
09: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13: *
14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16: * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17: */package hu.netmind.persistence;
18:
19: import java.util.List;
20: import java.util.Map;
21:
22: /**
23: * This is a strict class' handler interface.
24: * @author Brautigam Robert
25: * @version Revision: $Revision$
26: */
27: public interface StrictClassHandler {
28: /**
29: * Get source entry.
30: */
31: ClassEntry getSourceEntry();
32:
33: /**
34: * Return whether the object schema changed compared to the state
35: * held by the handler.
36: */
37: boolean hasChanged();
38:
39: /**
40: * Return the attribute names and it's types as a map.
41: */
42: Map getAttributeTypes();
43:
44: /**
45: * Return all declared attribute's name.
46: */
47: List getAttributeNames();
48:
49: /**
50: * Get an object's attribute value.
51: */
52: Object getAttributeValue(Object obj, String attributeName);
53:
54: /**
55: * Set an object's attribute.
56: */
57: void setAttributeValue(Object obj, String attributeName,
58: Object value);
59: }
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