| /* |
| * Copyright (c) 2008-2013, Niclas Hedhman. All Rights Reserved. |
| * Copyright (c) 2014, Paul Merlin. All Rights Reserved. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or |
| * implied. |
| * |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package org.qi4j.api.association; |
| |
| import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject; |
| import org.qi4j.api.property.StateHolder; |
| |
| /** |
| * This represents the state of a entity (properties+associations). |
| */ |
| public interface AssociationStateHolder |
| extends StateHolder |
| { |
| /** |
| * Get an association for a specific accessor method |
| * |
| * @param associationMethod for the association |
| * |
| * @return the association |
| */ |
| <T> Association<T> associationFor( AccessibleObject associationMethod ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get all associations |
| * |
| * @return iterable of associations |
| */ |
| Iterable<? extends Association<?>> allAssociations(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get a many-association for a specific accessor method |
| * |
| * @param manyassociationMethod for the many-association |
| * |
| * @return the association |
| */ |
| <T> ManyAssociation<T> manyAssociationFor( AccessibleObject manyassociationMethod ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get all ManyAssociations |
| * |
| * @return iterable of many-associations |
| */ |
| Iterable<? extends ManyAssociation<?>> allManyAssociations(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get a named-association for a specific accessor method |
| * |
| * @param namedassociationMethod for the named-association |
| * |
| * @return the association |
| */ |
| <T> NamedAssociation<T> namedAssociationFor( AccessibleObject namedassociationMethod ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get all NmaedAssociations |
| * |
| * @return iterable of named-associations |
| */ |
| Iterable<? extends NamedAssociation<?>> allNamedAssociations(); |
| } |