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			129 lines
		
	
	
		
			3.5 KiB
		
	
	
	
		
			Java
		
	
	
	
	
	
/*
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 * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
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 *
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 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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 * As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of 
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 * the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre 
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 * and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's 
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 * FLOSS exception.  You should have recieved a copy of the text describing 
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 * the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here: 
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 * http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
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 */
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package org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary;
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import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
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/**
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 * Read-only definition of an Association.
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 *  
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 * @author David Caruana
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 *
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 */
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public interface AssociationDefinition
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{
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    /**
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     * @return  defining model
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     */
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    public ModelDefinition getModel();
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    /**
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     * @return  the qualified name
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     */
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    public QName getName();
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    /**
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     * @return the human-readable title 
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     */
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    public String getTitle();
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    /**
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     * @return the human-readable description 
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     */
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    public String getDescription();
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    /**
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     * Is this a child association?
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     * 
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     * @return true => child,  false => general relationship
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     */
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    public boolean isChild();
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    /**
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     * Is this association maintained by the Repository?
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     * 
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     * @return true => system maintained, false => client may maintain 
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     */
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    public boolean isProtected();
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    /**
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     * @return the source class
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     */
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    public ClassDefinition getSourceClass();
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    /**
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     * @return the role of the source class in this association? 
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     */
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    public QName getSourceRoleName();
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    /**
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     * Is the source class optional in this association?
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     *  
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     * @return true => cardinality > 0
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     */
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    public boolean isSourceMandatory();
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    /**
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     * Can there be many source class instances in this association? 
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     * 
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     * @return true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1
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     */
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    public boolean isSourceMany();
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    /**
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     * @return the target class  
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     */
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    public ClassDefinition getTargetClass();
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    /**
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     * @return the role of the target class in this association? 
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     */
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    public QName getTargetRoleName();
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    /**
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     * Is the target class optional in this association?
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     *  
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     * @return true => cardinality > 0
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     */
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    public boolean isTargetMandatory();
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    /**
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     * Is the target class is mandatory, it is enforced?
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     *  
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     * @return true => enforced
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     */
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    public boolean isTargetMandatoryEnforced();
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    /**
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     * Can there be many target class instances in this association? 
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     * 
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     * @return true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1
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     */
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    public boolean isTargetMany();
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}
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