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package org.springframework.data.querydsl.binding;

import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;

import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
import org.springframework.data.querydsl.EntityPathResolver;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

import com.querydsl.core.types.Path;

Internal abstraction of mapped paths.
Author:
Oliver Gierke
Since:
1.13/**
 * Internal abstraction of mapped paths.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @since 1.13
 */
interface PathInformation {

	
The type of the leaf property.
Returns:
/**
	 * The type of the leaf property.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	Class<?> getLeafType();

	
The type of the leaf property's parent type.
Returns:
/**
	 * The type of the leaf property's parent type.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	Class<?> getLeafParentType();

	
The name of the leaf property.
Returns:
/**
	 * The name of the leaf property.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	String getLeafProperty();

	
The PropertyDescriptor for the leaf property. 
Returns:
/**
	 * The {@link PropertyDescriptor} for the leaf property.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	@Nullable
	PropertyDescriptor getLeafPropertyDescriptor();

	
The dot separated representation of the current path.
Returns:
/**
	 * The dot separated representation of the current path.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	String toDotPath();

	
Tries to reify a Querydsl Path from the given PropertyPath and base. 
Params:
path – must not be null.
base – can be null.
Returns:
/**
	 * Tries to reify a Querydsl {@link Path} from the given {@link PropertyPath} and base.
	 *
	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @param base can be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	Path<?> reifyPath(EntityPathResolver resolver);
}