/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * 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
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary;

/**
 * Read-only definition of a Child Association.
 * 
 * @author David Caruana
 *
 */
public interface ChildAssociationDefinition extends AssociationDefinition
{

    /**
     * @return the required name of children (or null if none)
     */
    public String getRequiredChildName();
    
    /**
     * @return whether duplicate child names allowed within this association? 
     */
    public boolean getDuplicateChildNamesAllowed();

    /**
     * @return  whether timestamps should be propagated upwards along primary associations
     */
    public boolean getPropagateTimestamps();
}