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1 /**
2  * JORM: an implementation of a generic mapping system for persistent Java
3  * objects. Two mapping are supported: to RDBMS and to binary files.
4  * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 France Telecom R&D - INRIA
5  *
6  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
8  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
9  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10  *
11  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15  *
16  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19  *
20  * Contact: jorm-team@objectweb.org
21  *
22  */
23
24 package org.objectweb.jorm.metainfo.api;
25
26 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
27
28 /**
29  * MappingFactory defines amethod through which Mapping objects will be created.
30  */
31 public interface MappingFactory extends Serializable JavaDoc, MetaObject {
32     /**
33      * Creates a Mapping object from the current factory.
34      * @param mapperName the name of the mapper
35      * @param parent the parent MO of the mapping
36      * @return a Mapping object
37      */
38     Mapping createMapping(String JavaDoc mapperName, MetaObject parent);
39
40     MappingPrinter createMappingPrinter();
41 }
42
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