fine-third/fine-jpa/src/com/fr/third/javax/persistence/Subgraph.java

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package com.fr.third.javax.persistence;

import com.fr.third.javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This type represents a subgraph for an attribute node that corresponds to a Managed Type.  Using this class,
 * an entity subgraph can be embedded within an EntityGraph.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of the attribute.
 *
 * @since JPA 2.1
 */
public interface Subgraph<T> {
	/**
	 * Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
	 *
	 * @param attributeName name of the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public void addAttributeNodes(String ... attributeName);

	/**
	 * Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
	 *
	 * @param attribute attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public void addAttributeNodes(Attribute<T, ?> ... attribute);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type. This allows for construction of multi-node entity
	 * graphs that include related managed types.
	 *
	 * @param attribute attribute
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(Attribute<T, X> attribute);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance.  This allows for multiple subclass
	 * subgraphs to be defined for this node of the entity graph.  Subclass subgraphs will automatically include the
	 * specified attributes of superclass subgraphs
	 *
	 * @param attribute attribute
	 * @param type entity subclass
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<? extends X> addSubgraph(Attribute<T, X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type. This allows for construction of multi-node entity
	 * graphs that include related managed types.
	 *
	 * @param attributeName name of the attribute
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(String attributeName);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance. This allows for multiple subclass
	 * subgraphs to be defined for this node of the entity graph. Subclass subgraphs will automatically include the
	 * specified attributes of superclass subgraphs
	 *
	 * @param attributeName name of the attribute
	 * @param type entity subclass
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(String attributeName, Class<X> type);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type. This allows for construction of
	 * multinode entity graphs that include related managed types.
	 *
	 * @param attribute attribute
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the key attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type entity
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T, X> attribute);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance. This allows for
	 * construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types.  Subclass subgraphs will
	 * automatically include the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs
	 *
	 * @param attribute attribute
	 * @param type entity subclass
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type entity
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<? extends X> addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T, X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type. This allows for construction of
	 * multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types.
	 *
	 * @param attributeName name of the attribute
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the key attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not an attribute of this entity.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(String attributeName);

	/**
	 * Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance. This allows for
	 * construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types. Subclass subgraphs will include
	 * the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs
	 *
	 * @param attributeName name of the attribute
	 * @param type entity subclass
	 *
	 * @return subgraph for the attribute
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not an attribute of this entity.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute's target type is not a managed type
	 * @throws IllegalStateException if this EntityGraph has been statically defined
	 */
	public <X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(String attributeName, Class<X> type);

	/**
	 * Return the attribute nodes corresponding to the attributes of this managed type that are included in the
	 * subgraph.
	 *
	 * @return list of attribute nodes included in the subgraph or empty list if none have been defined
	 */
	public List<AttributeNode<?>> getAttributeNodes();

	/**
	 * Return the type of for which this subgraph was defined.
	 *
	 * @return managed type referenced by the subgraph
	 */
	public Class<T> getClassType();
}