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package org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi;

import java.util.List;

Additional contract describing the source of an identifier mapping whose nature is EntityIdentifierNature.NON_AGGREGATED_COMPOSITE. 
 Think IdClass 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Additional contract describing the source of an identifier mapping whose {@link #getNature() nature} is
 * {@link org.hibernate.id.EntityIdentifierNature#NON_AGGREGATED_COMPOSITE }.
 * <p/>
 * Think {@link javax.persistence.IdClass}
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface IdentifierSourceNonAggregatedComposite extends CompositeIdentifierSource {
	
Obtain the source descriptor for the identifier attribute.
Returns:
The identifier attribute source./**
	 * Obtain the source descriptor for the identifier attribute.
	 *
	 * @return The identifier attribute source.
	 */
	public List<SingularAttributeSource> getAttributeSourcesMakingUpIdentifier();

	
Retrieve the source information for the IdClass definition 
Returns:
The IdClass source information, or null if none./**
	 * Retrieve the source information for the {@link javax.persistence.IdClass} definition
	 *
	 * @return The IdClass source information, or {@code null} if none.
	 */
	public EmbeddableSource getIdClassSource();
}