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package com.speedment.common.codegen.model.trait;

import com.speedment.common.codegen.model.AnnotationUsage;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A trait for models that contains {@link AnnotationUsage} components.
 * 
 * @author Emil Forslund
 * @param <T> The extending type
 */
public interface HasAnnotationUsage<T extends HasAnnotationUsage<T>> {
    
    /**
     * Adds the specified {@link AnnotationUsage} to this model.
     * 
     * @param annotation  the new child
     * @return            a reference to this
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    default T add(final AnnotationUsage annotation) {
        getAnnotations().add(annotation);
        return (T) this;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a list of all the annotation usages in this model.
     * <p>
     * The list returned must be mutable for changes!
     * 
     * @return  the annotations. 
     */
	List<AnnotationUsage> getAnnotations();
}