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 * Copyright (c) 2008-2011, Rickard Öberg. All Rights Reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 2008-2013, Niclas Hedhman. All Rights Reserved.
 * Copyright (c) 2014, Paul Merlin. All Rights Reserved.
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package org.apache.zest.api.association;

import org.apache.zest.api.common.QualifiedName;
import org.apache.zest.api.composite.StateDescriptor;

/**
 * Associations State Descriptor.
 */
public interface AssociationStateDescriptor extends StateDescriptor
{
    AssociationDescriptor getAssociationByName( String name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    AssociationDescriptor getAssociationByQualifiedName( QualifiedName name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    AssociationDescriptor getManyAssociationByName( String name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    AssociationDescriptor getManyAssociationByQualifiedName( QualifiedName name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    AssociationDescriptor getNamedAssociationByName( String name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    AssociationDescriptor getNamedAssociationByQualifiedName( QualifiedName name )
        throws IllegalArgumentException;

    Iterable<? extends AssociationDescriptor> associations();

    Iterable<? extends AssociationDescriptor> manyAssociations();

    Iterable<? extends AssociationDescriptor> namedAssociations();
}