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package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.object.facets;
import org.apache.isis.applib.annotation.Facets;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facetapi.Facet;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.FacetFactory;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.MultipleValueFacet;
/**
* Indicates that this class has additional arbitrary facets, to be processed.
*
* <p>
* Corresponds to the {@link Facets} annotation in the applib.
*
* <p>
* <i>This</i> {@link Facet} allows the {@link FacetFactory}(s) that will create
* those {@link Facet}s to be accessed. Which, admittedly, is rather confusing.
*/
public interface FacetsFacet extends MultipleValueFacet {
/**
* Returns the fully qualified class of the facet factory, which should be
* {@link Class#isAssignableFrom(Class)} {@link FacetFactory}.
*
* <p>
* Includes both the named facet factories and those identified directly by
* class. However, all are guaranteed to implement {@link FacetFactory}.
*/
public Class<? extends FacetFactory>[] facetFactories();
}