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package com.evolveum.midpoint.prism;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * @author mederly
 */
public interface TypeDefinition extends Definition {

	/**
	 * Returns compile-time class, if this type has any. For example, UserType.class, ObjectType.class, ExtensionType.class.
	 */
	@Nullable
	Class<?> getCompileTimeClass();

	/**
	 * Name of super type of this complex type definition. E.g. c:ObjectType is a super type for
	 * c:FocusType which is a super type for c:UserType. Or (more complex example) ri:ShadowAttributesType
	 * is a super type of ri:AccountObjectClass. (TODO is this really true?)
	 */
	@Nullable
	QName getSuperType();
}