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

import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * A trait for models that has a super type.
 * 
 * @author Emil Forslund
 * @param <T> The extending type
 * @since  2.0
 */
public interface HasSupertype<T extends HasSupertype<T>> {
    
    /**
     * Sets the super type of this model.
     * 
     * @param type  the super type
     * @return      a reference to this
     */
	T setSupertype(Type type);
    
    /**
     * Returns the super type if such exists, else <code>empty</code>.
     * 
     * @return  the super type or <code>empty</code>
     */
	Optional<Type> getSupertype();
}