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

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm.provider.EntityContainer;

/**
 * A view on JPA EDM entity container. JPA EDM entity container is built from
 * consistent JPA EDM entity set and consistent JPA EDM association set views.
 * 
 * <p>
 * The implementation of the view provides access to EDM entity containers. The
 * view acts as container for JPA EDM entity containers. A JPA EDM entity
 * container is said to be consistent only if the JPA EDM association set and
 * JPA EDM Entity Set view are consistent.
 * 
 * 
 * @org.apache.olingo.odata2.DoNotImplement
 * @see org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.model.JPAEdmEntitySetView
 * @see org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.model.JPAEdmAssociationSetView
 * 
 */
public interface JPAEdmEntityContainerView extends JPAEdmBaseView {
  /**
   * The method returns the EDM entity container that is currently being
   * processed.
   * 
   * @return an instance of type {@link org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm.provider.EntityContainer}
   */
  public EntityContainer getEdmEntityContainer();

  /**
   * The method returns a list of consistent EDM entity containers
   * 
   * @return a list of consistent EDM entity containers
   */
  public List<EntityContainer> getConsistentEdmEntityContainerList();

  /**
   * The method returns the JPA EDM entity set view that is currently being
   * processed.
   * 
   * @return an instance of type {@link org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.model.JPAEdmEntitySetView}
   */
  public JPAEdmEntitySetView getJPAEdmEntitySetView();

  /**
   * The method returns the JPA EDM association set view that is currently
   * being processed.
   * 
   * @return an instance of type {@link org.apache.olingo.odata2.jpa.processor.api.model.JPAEdmAssociationSetView}
   */
  public JPAEdmAssociationSetView getEdmAssociationSetView();
}