ComponentTuplizer


1   //$Id: ComponentTuplizer.java,v 1.4 2005/07/11 21:46:57 steveebersole Exp $
2   package org.hibernate.tuple;
3   
4   import java.io.Serializable  ;
5   import java.lang.reflect.Method  ;
6   
7   import org.hibernate.engine.SessionFactoryImplementor;
8   
9   /**
10   * Defines further responsibilities reagarding tuplization based on
11   * a mapped components.
12   * </p>
13   * ComponentTuplizer implementations should have the following constructor signature:
14   *      (org.hibernate.mapping.Component)
15   * 
16   * @author Gavin King
17   */
18  public interface ComponentTuplizer extends Tuplizer, Serializable   {
19      /**
20       * Retreive the current value of the parent property.
21       *
22       * @param component The component instance from which to extract the parent
23       * property value.
24       * @return The current value of the parent property.
25       */
26      public Object   getParent(Object   component);
27  
28      /**
29       * Set the value of the parent property.
30       *
31       * @param component The component instance on which to set the parent.
32       * @param parent The parent to be set on the comonent.
33       * @param factory The current session factory.
34       */
35      public void setParent(Object   component, Object   parent, SessionFactoryImplementor factory);
36  
37      /**
38       * Does the component managed by this tuuplizer contain a parent property?
39       *
40       * @return True if the component does contain a parent property; false otherwise.
41       */
42      public boolean hasParentProperty();
43  
44      /**
45       * Is the given method available via the managed component as a property getter?
46       *
47       * @param method The method which to check against the managed component.
48       * @return True if the managed component is available from the managed component; else false.
49       */
50      public boolean isMethodOf(Method   method);
51  }
52
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