DataClassRepository.java

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package com.asakusafw.compiler.flow;

/**
 * Repository of {@link DataClass}.
 * <p>
 * Adding data model kinds to Flow DSL compiler, clients can implement this and put the class name in
 * {@code META-INF/services/com.asakusafw.compiler.flow.DataClassRepository}.
 * </p>
 */
public interface DataClassRepository extends FlowCompilingEnvironment.Initializable {

    /**
     * Loads a mirror of data model class.
     * @param type the target type
     * @return the corresponded data model mirror, or {@code null} if the target type is not a valid data model class
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is {@code null}
     */
    DataClass load(java.lang.reflect.Type type);
}