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package org.hibernate.metamodel.source.binder;

import org.hibernate.EntityMode;
import org.hibernate.engine.OptimisticLockStyle;
import org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.Caching;

Contract for the entity that is the root of an inheritance hierarchy.

NOTE : I think most of this could be moved to EntityHierarchy much like was done with HierarchyDetails 
Author:
Steve Ebersole
@todo
Move these concepts to EntityHierarchy ?/**
 * Contract for the entity that is the root of an inheritance hierarchy.
 * <p/>
 * <b>NOTE</b> : I think most of this could be moved to {@link EntityHierarchy} much like was done with
 * {@link org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.HierarchyDetails}
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 *
 * @todo Move these concepts to {@link EntityHierarchy} ?
 */
public interface RootEntitySource extends EntitySource {
	
Obtain source information about this entity's identifier.
Returns:
Identifier source information./**
	 * Obtain source information about this entity's identifier.
	 *
	 * @return Identifier source information.
	 */
	public IdentifierSource getIdentifierSource();

	
Obtain the source information about the attribute used for versioning.
Returns:
the source information about the attribute used for versioning/**
	 * Obtain the source information about the attribute used for versioning.
	 *
	 * @return the source information about the attribute used for versioning
	 */
	public SingularAttributeSource getVersioningAttributeSource();

	
Obtain the source information about the discriminator attribute for single table inheritance
Returns:
the source information about the discriminator attribute for single table inheritance/**
	 * Obtain the source information about the discriminator attribute for single table inheritance
	 *
	 * @return the source information about the discriminator attribute for single table inheritance
	 */
	public DiscriminatorSource getDiscriminatorSource();

	
Obtain the entity mode for this entity.
Returns:
The entity mode./**
	 * Obtain the entity mode for this entity.
	 *
	 * @return The entity mode.
	 */
	public EntityMode getEntityMode();

	
Is this root entity mutable?
Returns:
true indicates mutable; false non-mutable./**
	 * Is this root entity mutable?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} indicates mutable; {@code false} non-mutable.
	 */
	public boolean isMutable();

	
Should explicit polymorphism (querying) be applied to this entity?
Returns:
true indicates explicit polymorphism; false implicit./**
	 * Should explicit polymorphism (querying) be applied to this entity?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} indicates explicit polymorphism; {@code false} implicit.
	 */
	public boolean isExplicitPolymorphism();

	
Obtain the specified extra where condition to be applied to this entity.
Returns:
The extra where condition/**
	 * Obtain the specified extra where condition to be applied to this entity.
	 *
	 * @return The extra where condition
	 */
	public String getWhere();

	
Obtain the row-id name for this entity
Returns:
The row-id name/**
	 * Obtain the row-id name for this entity
	 *
	 * @return The row-id name
	 */
	public String getRowId();

	
Obtain the optimistic locking style for this entity.
Returns:
The optimistic locking style./**
	 * Obtain the optimistic locking style for this entity.
	 *
	 * @return The optimistic locking style.
	 */
	public OptimisticLockStyle getOptimisticLockStyle();

	
Obtain the caching configuration for this entity.
Returns:
The caching configuration./**
	 * Obtain the caching configuration for this entity.
	 *
	 * @return The caching configuration.
	 */
	public Caching getCaching();
}