/*
* Copyright 2010 Instituto Superior Tecnico
*
* https://fenix-ashes.ist.utl.pt/
*
* This file is part of the vaadin-framework.
*
* The vaadin-framework Infrastructure 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.*
*
* vaadin-framework 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 vaadin-framework. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
package pt.ist.vaadinframework.data.metamodel;
import java.io.Serializable;
import pt.ist.fenixframework.DomainObject;
import com.vaadin.data.Property.ConversionException;
/**
* @author Pedro Santos (pedro.miguel.santos@ist.utl.pt)
*
*/
public interface PropertyDescriptor extends Serializable {
public String getPropertyId();
public Class<? extends DomainObject> getPropertyType();
public Class<? extends DomainObject> getCollectionElementType();
public boolean isCollection();
public boolean isRequired();
public Object getDefaultValue();
public Object read(Object host) throws ModelIntroscpectionException;
public void write(Object host, Object newValue) throws ConversionException;
}