GenericAccessObjectStrategy.java

/*
 * Copyright 2007 The Fornax Project Team, including the original 
 * author or authors.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
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package org.sculptor.generator.util;

import sculptormetamodel.RepositoryOperation;

public interface GenericAccessObjectStrategy {

	/**
	 * Add default return type and parameters to the operation.
	 * 
	 * @param operation
	 *            the operation to modify
	 */
	public void addDefaultValues(RepositoryOperation operation);

	/**
	 * Specify if the constructor of the AccessObject implementation takes the
	 * class of the persistent object as parameter.
	 */
	public boolean isPersistentClassConstructor();

	/**
	 * Specify the generic type litteral for the AccessObject
	 */
	public String getGenericType(RepositoryOperation op);

}