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package org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.model;

import javax.persistence.metamodel.Metamodel;

import org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.access.JPAEdmBuilder;
import org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.access.JPAEdmMappingModelAccess;

/**
 * <p>
 * A base view on Java Persistence Model and Entity Data Model.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The implementation of the view acts as a base container for containers of
 * Java Persistence Model and Entity Data Model elements.
 * 
 * 
 * <p>
 * @org.apache.olingo.odata2.DoNotImplement
 * 
 */
public interface JPAEdmBaseView {
  /**
   * 
   * @return Java Persistence Unit Name
   */
  public String getpUnitName();

  /**
   * The method returns the Java Persistence MetaModel
   * 
   * @return a meta model of type {@link javax.persistence.metamodel.Metamodel}
   */
  public Metamodel getJPAMetaModel();

  /**
   * The method returns a builder for building Entity Data Model elements from
   * Java Persistence Model Elements
   * 
   * @return a builder of type {@link org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.access.JPAEdmBuilder}
   */
  public JPAEdmBuilder getBuilder();

  /**
   * The method returns the if the container is consistent without any errors
   * 
   * @return <ul>
   * <li>true - if the container is consistent without errors</li>
   * <li>false - if the container is inconsistent with errors</li>
   * </ul>
   * 
   */
  public boolean isConsistent();

  /**
   * The method cleans the container.
   */
  public void clean();

  /**
   * The method returns a reference to JPA EDM mapping model access.
   * 
   * @return an instance to JPA EDM mapping model access
   */
  public JPAEdmMappingModelAccess getJPAEdmMappingModelAccess();

  /**
   * The method returns a reference to JPA EDM extension if available else
   * null.
   * 
   * @return an instance of JPA Edm Extension
   */
  public JPAEdmExtension getJPAEdmExtension();

  /**
   * The method returns whether the default naming logic is skipped for the
   * current view.
   * 
   * @return <ul><li>true - skip default naming logic</li>
   * <li>false - do not skip default naming logic</li>
   * </ul>
   */
  public boolean isDefaultNamingSkipped();
}