trunk/chemistry-opencmis-commons/chemistry-opencmis-commons-api/src/main/java/org/apache/chemistry/opencmis/commons/definitions/TypeMutability.java

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package org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.definitions;

import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.data.ExtensionsData;

/**
 * Type mutability flags.
 * 
 * @cmis 1.1
 */
public interface TypeMutability extends ExtensionsData {

    /**
     * Indicates if a sub type of this type can be created.
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if a sub type can be created,
     *         <code>false</code> otherwise
     * 
     * @cmis 1.1
     */
    Boolean canCreate();

    /**
     * Indicates if this type can be updated.
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if this type can be updated, <code>false</code>
     *         otherwise
     * 
     * @cmis 1.1
     */
    Boolean canUpdate();

    /**
     * Indicates if this type can be deleted.
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if this type can be deleted, <code>false</code>
     *         otherwise
     * 
     * @cmis 1.1
     */
    Boolean canDelete();
}