j2ee.persistence/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/persistence/entitygenerator/GeneratedTables.java

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package org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.persistence.entitygenerator;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.persistence.wizard.fromdb.UpdateType;
import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;

/**
 * This interface describes the tables used to generate
 * classes and these classes. It contains a set of tables
 * and the locations of the classes generated for these tables
 * (the root folder, the package name and the class name).
 *
 * @author Andrei Badea
 */
public interface GeneratedTables {

    /**
     * Returns the catalog of the tables
     */
    public String getCatalog();
    
    /**
     * Returns the schema of the tables
     */
    public String getSchema();
    
    /**
     * Returns the names of the tables which should be used to generate classes.
     */
    public Set<String> getTableNames();

    /**
     * Returns the root folder of the class which will be generated for
     * the specified table.
     */
    public FileObject getRootFolder(String tableName);

    /**
     * Returns the package of the class which will be generated for
     * the specified table.
     */
    public String getPackageName(String tableName);

    /**
     * Returns the name of the class to be generated for the specified table.
     */
    public String getClassName(String tableName);

    /**
     * Returns the type of the update the class to be generated for the specified table.
     */
    public UpdateType getUpdateType(String tableName);

    /**
     * Returns the unique constraints defined on the table
     */
    public Set<List<String>> getUniqueConstraints(String tableName);
}