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 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package org.alfresco.cmis;

import java.util.Collection;


/**
 * CMIS Property Definition
 * 
 * @author andyh
 */
public interface CMISPropertyDefinition
{
    /**
     * Get Property Id
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISPropertyId getPropertyId();

    /**
     * Get Owning Type
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISTypeDefinition getOwningType();

    /**
     * Get the query name
     * @return
     */
    public String getQueryName();
    
    /**
     * Get the display name
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public String getDisplayName();

    /**
     * Get the description
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public String getDescription();

    /**
     * Get the property type
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISDataTypeEnum getDataType();

    /**
     * Get the cardinality
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISCardinalityEnum getCardinality();

    /**
     * Get the choices available as values for this property TODO: not implemented yet
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public Collection<CMISChoice> getChoices();

    /**
     * Is this a choice where a user can enter other values (ie a list with common options)
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isOpenChoice();

    /**
     * Is this property required?
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isRequired();

    /**
     * get the default value as a String
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public String getDefaultValue();

    /**
     * Is this property updatable?
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISUpdatabilityEnum getUpdatability();

    /**
     * Is this property queryable?
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isQueryable();

    /**
     * Is this property orderable in queries?
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isOrderable();
    
    /**
     * For variable length properties, get the maximum length allowed.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public int getMaximumLength();

    /**
     * For Integer and Decimal properties, get the minimum value allowed
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public Double getMinValue();
    
    /**
     * For Integer and Decimal properties, get the maximum value allowed
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public Double getMaxValue();
    
    /**
     * Gets the property accessor (for reading / writing values)
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISPropertyAccessor getPropertyAccessor();
    
    /**
     * Gets the property Lucene builder
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public CMISPropertyLuceneBuilder getPropertyLuceneBuilder();

}