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package org.hibernate.metamodel.relational;

import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;

Contract for entities (in the ERD sense) which can be exported via CREATE, ALTER, etc 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Contract for entities (in the ERD sense) which can be exported via {@code CREATE}, {@code ALTER}, etc
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface Exportable {
	
Get a unique identifier to make sure we are not exporting the same database structure multiple times.
Returns:
The exporting identifier./**
	 * Get a unique identifier to make sure we are not exporting the same database structure multiple times.
	 *
	 * @return The exporting identifier.
	 */
	public String getExportIdentifier();

	
Gets the SQL strings for creating the database object.
Params:
dialect – The dialect for which to generate the SQL creation strings
Returns:
the SQL strings for creating the database object./**
	 * Gets the SQL strings for creating the database object.
	 *
	 * @param dialect The dialect for which to generate the SQL creation strings
	 *
	 * @return the SQL strings for creating the database object.
	 */
	public String[] sqlCreateStrings(Dialect dialect);

	
Gets the SQL strings for dropping the database object.
Params:
dialect – The dialect for which to generate the SQL drop strings
Returns:
the SQL strings for dropping the database object./**
	 * Gets the SQL strings for dropping the database object.
	 *
	 * @param dialect The dialect for which to generate the SQL drop strings
	 *
	 * @return the SQL strings for dropping the database object.
	 */
	public String[] sqlDropStrings(Dialect dialect);

}