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package org.hibernate.metamodel.source.binder;

import org.hibernate.metamodel.relational.Datatype;
import org.hibernate.metamodel.relational.Size;

Contract for source information pertaining to a column definition.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Contract for source information pertaining to a column definition.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface ColumnSource extends RelationalValueSource {
	
Obtain the name of the column.
Returns:
The name of the column. Can be null, in which case a naming strategy is applied./**
	 * Obtain the name of the column.
	 *
	 * @return The name of the column.  Can be {@code null}, in which case a naming strategy is applied.
	 */
	public String getName();

	
A SQL fragment to apply to the column value on read.
Returns:
The SQL read fragment/**
	 * A SQL fragment to apply to the column value on read.
	 *
	 * @return The SQL read fragment
	 */
	public String getReadFragment();

	
A SQL fragment to apply to the column value on write.
Returns:
The SQL write fragment/**
	 * A SQL fragment to apply to the column value on write.
	 *
	 * @return The SQL write fragment
	 */
	public String getWriteFragment();

	
Is this column nullable?
Returns:
true indicates it is nullable; false non-nullable./**
	 * Is this column nullable?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} indicates it is nullable; {@code false} non-nullable.
	 */
	public boolean isNullable();

	
Obtain a specified default value for the column
Returns:
THe column default/**
	 * Obtain a specified default value for the column
	 *
	 * @return THe column default
	 */
	public String getDefaultValue();

	
Obtain the free-hand definition of the column's type.
Returns:
The free-hand column type/**
	 * Obtain the free-hand definition of the column's type.
	 *
	 * @return The free-hand column type
	 */
	public String getSqlType();

	
The deduced (and dialect convertible) type for this column
Returns:
The column's SQL data type./**
	 * The deduced (and dialect convertible) type for this column
	 *
	 * @return The column's SQL data type.
	 */
	public Datatype getDatatype();

	
Obtain the specified column size.
Returns:
The column size./**
	 * Obtain the specified column size.
	 *
	 * @return The column size.
	 */
	public Size getSize();

	
Is this column unique?
Returns:
true indicates it is unique; false non-unique./**
	 * Is this column unique?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} indicates it is unique; {@code false} non-unique.
	 */
	public boolean isUnique();

	
Obtain the specified check constraint condition
Returns:
Check constraint condition/**
	 * Obtain the specified check constraint condition
	 *
	 * @return Check constraint condition
	 */
	public String getCheckCondition();

	
Obtain the specified SQL comment
Returns:
SQL comment/**
	 * Obtain the specified SQL comment
	 *
	 * @return SQL comment
	 */
	public String getComment();

	public boolean isIncludedInInsert();

	public boolean isIncludedInUpdate();
}