/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source 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, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package javax.jcr.nodetype;
import javax.jcr.Value;
/**
* Represents the type of a node.
*/
public interface NodeType {
/**
* Returns the node type's name.
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns true for a mixing node type.
*/
public boolean isMixin();
/**
* Returns true if this node type has orderable children.
*/
public boolean hasOrderableChildNodes();
/**
* Returns the main item type.
*/
public String getPrimaryItemName();
/**
* Returns all supertypes of the node type.
*/
public NodeType[] getSupertypes();
/**
* Returns the immediate supertypes of the node type.
*/
public NodeType[] getDeclaredSupertypes();
/**
* Returns true if the given node type is valid.
*/
public boolean isNodeType(String nodeTypeName);
/**
* Returns the properties defined for the node.
*/
public PropertyDefinition[] getPropertyDefinitions();
/**
* Returns the immediate properties defined for the node.
*/
public PropertyDefinition[] getDeclaredPropertyDefinitions();
/**
* Returns the allowed children.
*/
public NodeDefinition[] getChildNodeDefinitions();
/**
* Returns the direct children.
*/
public NodeDefinition[] getDeclaredChildNodeDefinitions();
/**
* Returns true if the given property can be set with the given value.
*/
public boolean canSetProperty(String propertyName, Value value);
/**
* Returns true if the given property can be set with the given value.
*/
public boolean canSetProperty(String propertyName, Value[] values);
/**
* Returns true if this node type can add a child node.
*/
public boolean canAddChildNode(String childNodeName);
/**
* Returns true if this node type can add a child node with the given type..
*/
public boolean canAddChildNode(String childNodeName, String nodeTypeName);
/**
* Returns true if this node type can remove an item.
*/
public boolean canRemoveItem(String itemName);
}