ClassDescriptorFactory.java

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package org.apache.cayenne.reflect;

/**
 * A factory of {@link ClassDescriptor} instances.
 * 
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface ClassDescriptorFactory {

    /**
     * Returns a ClassDescriptor instance for a given symbolic entity name. Returns null
     * if this factory doesn't support this type of entity.
     */
    ClassDescriptor getDescriptor(String entityName);
}