1 /*
2 * Copyright (C) 2003-2012 David E. Berry
3 *
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8 *
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
17 *
18 * A copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License may also be found at
19 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
20 */
21 package org.synchronoss.cpo.meta;
22
23 import org.synchronoss.cpo.CpoException;
24 import org.synchronoss.cpo.meta.domain.*;
25 import org.synchronoss.cpo.parser.ExpressionParser;
26
27 import java.util.List;
28
29 /**
30 * @author dberry
31 */
32 public interface CpoMetaAdapter {
33
34 /**
35 * Returns the meta data for the class that is contained within the meta data source
36 *
37 * @throws CpoException Thrown if there are errors accessing the datasource
38 */
39 public <T> CpoClass getMetaClass(T obj) throws CpoException;
40
41 /**
42 * Returns a list of the cpo class objects that the meta adapter is aware of.
43 *
44 * @return java.util.List of CpoClass
45 */
46 public List<CpoClass> getCpoClasses() throws CpoException ;
47
48 public ExpressionParser getExpressionParser() throws CpoException ;
49
50 public String getJavaTypeName(CpoAttribute attribute) throws CpoException ;
51
52 public Class getJavaTypeClass(CpoAttribute attribute) throws CpoException ;
53
54 public List<String> getAllowableDataTypes() throws CpoException ;
55 }