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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program 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 General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
* As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of
* the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre
* and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's
* FLOSS exception. You should have recieved a copy of the text describing
* the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here:
* http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
*/
package org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary;
import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
/**
* Read-only definition of an Association.
*
* @author David Caruana
*
*/
public interface AssociationDefinition
{
/**
* @return defining model
*/
public ModelDefinition getModel();
/**
* @return the qualified name
*/
public QName getName();
/**
* @return the human-readable title
*/
public String getTitle();
/**
* @return the human-readable description
*/
public String getDescription();
/**
* Is this a child association?
*
* @return true => child, false => general relationship
*/
public boolean isChild();
/**
* Is this association maintained by the Repository?
*
* @return true => system maintained, false => client may maintain
*/
public boolean isProtected();
/**
* @return the source class
*/
public ClassDefinition getSourceClass();
/**
* @return the role of the source class in this association?
*/
public QName getSourceRoleName();
/**
* Is the source class optional in this association?
*
* @return true => cardinality > 0
*/
public boolean isSourceMandatory();
/**
* Can there be many source class instances in this association?
*
* @return true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1
*/
public boolean isSourceMany();
/**
* @return the target class
*/
public ClassDefinition getTargetClass();
/**
* @return the role of the target class in this association?
*/
public QName getTargetRoleName();
/**
* Is the target class optional in this association?
*
* @return true => cardinality > 0
*/
public boolean isTargetMandatory();
/**
* Is the target class is mandatory, it is enforced?
*
* @return true => enforced
*/
public boolean isTargetMandatoryEnforced();
/**
* Can there be many target class instances in this association?
*
* @return true => cardinality > 1, false => cardinality of 0 or 1
*/
public boolean isTargetMany();
}