trunk/chemistry-opencmis-server/chemistry-opencmis-server-inmemory/src/main/java/org/apache/chemistry/opencmis/inmemory/storedobj/api/TypeManagerCreatable.java

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package org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.inmemory.storedobj.api;

import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.definitions.TypeDefinition;
import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.server.support.TypeManager;

/**
 * Extension of TypeManager interface to add type mutability.
 * 
 */
public interface TypeManagerCreatable extends TypeManager {

    /**
     * Add a type to the type system. Add all properties from inherited types,
     * add type to children of parent types.
     * 
     * @param typeDefinition
     *            new type to add
     * @param addInheritedProperties
     *            add properties from supertype to type definition
     */
    void addTypeDefinition(TypeDefinition typeDefinition, boolean addInheritedProperties);

    /**
     * Modify an existing type definition.
     * 
     * @param typeDefinition
     *            type to be modified
     */
    void updateTypeDefinition(TypeDefinition typeDefinition);

    /**
     * Delete a type from the type system. Delete will succeed only if type is
     * not in use. Otherwise an exception is thrown.
     * 
     * @param typeId
     *            id of type to be deleted
     */
    void deleteTypeDefinition(String typeId);
}