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package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping;

import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;

/**
 * MongoDB specific {@link PersistentEntity} abstraction.
 * 
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @author Christoph Strobl
 */
public interface MongoPersistentEntity<T> extends PersistentEntity<T, MongoPersistentProperty> {

	/**
	 * Returns the collection the entity shall be persisted to.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	String getCollection();

	/**
	 * Returns the default language to be used for this entity.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.6
	 * @return
	 */
	String getLanguage();

	/**
	 * Returns the property holding text score value.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.6
	 * @see #hasTextScoreProperty()
	 * @return {@literal null} if not present.
	 */
	MongoPersistentProperty getTextScoreProperty();

	/**
	 * Returns whether the entity has a {@link TextScore} property.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.6
	 * @return true if property annotated with {@link TextScore} is present.
	 */
	boolean hasTextScoreProperty();

}