openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/OpCallbacks.java

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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel;

/**
 * Allows facades to control the particulars of persistence operations
 * through callbacks.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
public interface OpCallbacks {

    public static final int OP_PERSIST = 0;
    public static final int OP_DELETE = 1;
    public static final int OP_REFRESH = 2;
    public static final int OP_RETRIEVE = 3;
    public static final int OP_RELEASE = 4;
    public static final int OP_EVICT = 5;
    public static final int OP_ATTACH = 6;
    public static final int OP_DETACH = 7;
    public static final int OP_NONTRANSACTIONAL = 8;
    public static final int OP_TRANSACTIONAL = 9;
    public static final int OP_LOCK = 10;

    public static final int ACT_NONE = 0;
    public static final int ACT_CASCADE = 2 << 0;
    public static final int ACT_RUN = 2 << 1;

    /**
     * Process operation argument. Throw proper 
     * {@link org.apache.openjpa.util.OpenJPAException} for illegal value.
     *
     * @param op the operation constant
     * @param arg the object passed to the operation
     * @param sm the argument's state manager, or null if none
     * @return the action to take on the argument
     */
    public int processArgument(int op, Object arg, OpenJPAStateManager sm);
}