/*
* Copyright 2011 <a href="mailto:lincolnbaxter@gmail.com">Lincoln Baxter, III</a>
*
* 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
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.ocpsoft.rewrite.param;
import java.util.List;
import org.ocpsoft.rewrite.bind.Binding;
import org.ocpsoft.rewrite.config.Condition;
import org.ocpsoft.rewrite.config.Operation;
import org.ocpsoft.rewrite.config.Rule;
/**
* Provides metadata for handling parameter behavior in {@link Parameterized} {@link Condition}, {@link Operation}, and
* {@link Rule} instances.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:lincolnbaxter@gmail.com">Lincoln Baxter, III</a>
*/
public interface Parameter<IMPLTYPE extends Parameter<IMPLTYPE>>
{
/**
* Get the name of this {@link Parameter}
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Retrieve all {@link Binding} instances to which this {@link Parameter} is bound.
*/
List<Binding> getBindings();
/**
* Get the {@link Converter} with which this {@link Parameter} will be converted.
*/
public Converter<?> getConverter();
/**
* Get the {@link Validator} with which this {@link Parameter} will be validated.
*/
public Validator<?> getValidator();
/**
* Get the underlying {@link List} of all {@link Constraint} objects currently registered to this {@link Parameter}.
*/
List<Constraint<String>> getConstraints();
/**
* Get the underlying {@link List} of all {@link Transposition} objects currently registered to this {@link Parameter}.
*/
List<Transposition<String>> getTranspositions();
}