IStoreables.java

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package com.esri.gpt.catalog.discovery;

/**
 * Represents a collection of underlying data store components.
 */
public interface IStoreables {
  
  /** 
   * Returns underlying data store component associated with a property meaning.
   * @param meaning the property meaning
   * @return the associated data store component
   */
  public IStoreable connect(PropertyMeaning meaning);
  
  /**
   * Finds a store-able property within the collection.
   * @param name the name of the store-able property
   * @return the store-able property (null if no match was located)
   */
  public IStoreable get(String name);
  
}