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26
27 package com.rapiddweller.model.data;
28
29 /**
30 * Abstraction for all elements that can provide descriptors for entities.<br/>
31 * <br/>
32 * Created: 25.08.2007 21:51:26
33 *
34 * @author Volker Bergmann
35 */
36 public interface DescriptorProvider {
37
38 /**
39 * Gets data model.
40 *
41 * @return the data model
42 */
43 DataModel getDataModel();
44
45 /**
46 * Sets data model.
47 *
48 * @param dataModel the data model
49 */
50 void setDataModel(DataModel dataModel);
51
52 /**
53 * Gets id.
54 *
55 * @return the id
56 */
57 String getId();
58
59 /**
60 * Get type descriptors type descriptor [ ].
61 *
62 * @return the type descriptor [ ]
63 */
64 TypeDescriptor[] getTypeDescriptors();
65
66 /**
67 * Gets type descriptor.
68 *
69 * @param typeName the type name
70 * @return the type descriptor
71 */
72 TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptor(String typeName);
73
74 }