/*
* Copyright 2008 Werner Guttmann
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.castor.cpa.util.classresolution.command;
import org.castor.core.nature.PropertyHolder;
import org.castor.cpa.util.JDOClassDescriptorResolver;
import org.exolab.castor.mapping.ClassDescriptor;
/**
* Command resolves {@link ClassDescriptor}s. Commands are capable to
* have Natures to provide resource dependencies.
* @author Lukas Lang
*
*/
public interface ClassDescriptorResolutionCommand extends PropertyHolder {
/**
* Resolves a {@link ClassDescriptor}..
*
* @param type type to look up.
* @return a {@link ClassDescriptor} if found, null if not.
*/
ClassDescriptor resolve(Class<?> type);
/**
* Sets a {@link JDOClassDescriptorResolver} instance to be used for
* {@link ClassDescriptor} registration.
*
* @param classDescriptorResolver {@link JDOClassDescriptorResolver} instance to be used.
*/
void setClassDescriptorResolver(JDOClassDescriptorResolver classDescriptorResolver);
}