Module org.tentackle.model
Package org.tentackle.model

Interface EntityFactory

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    EntityFactoryImpl
    public interface EntityFactory
    A factory for entity models.
    Author:
    harald

    • Method Detail

      • setBackends

        void setBackends​(java.util.Collection<org.tentackle.sql.Backend> backends)
        Sets the backends to validate the model against.
        Parameters:
        backends - the backends, null to disable check

      • getBackends

        java.util.Collection<org.tentackle.sql.Backend> getBackends()
        Gets the backends to validate the model against.
        Returns:
        the backends, empty if check is disabled, never null

      • createEntity

        Entity createEntity​(SourceInfo sourceInfo)
        Creates an empty entity.
        Parameters:
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        Returns:
        the created entity

      • createEntity

        Entity createEntity​(java.lang.String model,
                    ModelDefaults modelDefaults)
             throws ModelException
        Creates an entity from a model source.
        Parameters:
        model - the model source
        modelDefaults - the model defaults, null if none
        Returns:
        the created entity
        Throws:
        ModelException - if parsing the model failed

      • createAttribute

        Attribute createAttribute​(Entity entity,
                          SourceInfo sourceInfo,
                          boolean implicit)
        Creates an attribute.
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity this attribute belongs to
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        implicit - true if implicit attribute
        Returns:
        the created attribute

      • createAttributeOptions

        AttributeOptions createAttributeOptions​(Attribute attribute,
                                        SourceInfo sourceInfo)
        Creates attribute options.
        Parameters:
        attribute - the attribute
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        Returns:
        the created options

      • createEntityOptions

        EntityOptions createEntityOptions​(Entity entity,
                                  SourceInfo sourceInfo)
        Creates entity options.
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        Returns:
        the created options

      • createIndex

        Index createIndex​(Entity entity,
                  SourceInfo sourceInfo)
        Creates an index.
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity this index belongs to
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        Returns:
        the created index

      • createIndexAttribute

        IndexAttribute createIndexAttribute​(Index index)
        Creates an index attribute.
        Parameters:
        index - the index
        Returns:
        the created index attribute

      • createRelation

        Relation createRelation​(Entity entity,
                        SourceInfo sourceInfo)
        Creates a relation.
        Parameters:
        entity - the entity this relation belongs to
        sourceInfo - source information, null if none
        Returns:
        the created relation