AbstractEntityRepository.java

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package org.apache.deltaspike.data.api;

import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;


/**
 * Base Repository class to be extended by concrete implementations
 * (abstract classes with implementation methods).
 *
 * @param <E>   Entity type.
 * @param <PK>  Primary key type.
 */
@Repository
public abstract class AbstractEntityRepository<E, PK extends Serializable>
        implements EntityRepository<E, PK>, EntityPersistenceRepository<E, PK>,
        EntityCountRepository<E>
{

    /**
     * Utility method to get hold of the entity manager for this Repository.
     * @return          Entity manager instance.
     */
    protected abstract EntityManager entityManager();

    /**
     * Utility method to create a criteria query.
     * @return          Criteria query
     */
    protected abstract CriteriaQuery<E> criteriaQuery();

    /**
     * Utility method to create a typed query.
     * @param qlString  Query string
     * @return          Typed query
     */
    protected abstract TypedQuery<E> typedQuery(String qlString);

    /**
     * Get the entity class this Repository is related to.
     * @return          Repository entity class.
     */
    protected abstract Class<E> entityClass();

    /**
     * Get the entity table name this Repository is related to.
     * @return          Repository entity table name.
     */
    protected abstract String tableName();

    /**
     * Get the entity name this Repository is related to.
     * @return          Repository entity name.
     */
    protected abstract String entityName();

}