chamilo-lms2/main/inc/lib/symfony/Doctrine/Common/Persistence/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php

<?php
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namespace Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping;

/**
 * Contract for a Doctrine persistence layer ClassMetadata class to implement.
 *
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php LGPL
 * @link    www.doctrine-project.org
 * @since   2.1
 * @author  Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
 * @author  Jonathan Wage <jonwage@gmail.com>
 */
interface ClassMetadata
{
    /**
     * Get fully-qualified class name of this persistent class.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    function getName();

    /**
     * Gets the mapped identifier field name.
     *
     * The returned structure is an array of the identifier field names.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    function getIdentifier();

    /**
     * Gets the ReflectionClass instance for this mapped class.
     *
     * @return ReflectionClass
     */
    function getReflectionClass();

    /**
     * Checks if the given field name is a mapped identifier for this class.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function isIdentifier($fieldName);

    /**
     * Checks if the given field is a mapped property for this class.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function hasField($fieldName);

    /**
     * Checks if the given field is a mapped association for this class.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function hasAssociation($fieldName);

    /**
     * Checks if the given field is a mapped single valued association for this class.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function isSingleValuedAssociation($fieldName);

    /**
     * Checks if the given field is a mapped collection valued association for this class.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function isCollectionValuedAssociation($fieldName);

    /**
     * A numerically indexed list of field names of this persistent class.
     *
     * This array includes identifier fields if present on this class.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    function getFieldNames();

    /**
     * Returns an array of identifier field names numerically indexed.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    function getIdentifierFieldNames();

    /**
     * A numerically indexed list of association names of this persistent class.
     *
     * This array includes identifier associations if present on this class.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    function getAssociationNames();

    /**
     * Returns a type name of this field.
     *
     * This type names can be implementation specific but should at least include the php types:
     * integer, string, boolean, float/double, datetime.
     *
     * @param string $fieldName
     * @return string
     */
    function getTypeOfField($fieldName);

    /**
     * Returns the target class name of the given association.
     *
     * @param string $assocName
     * @return string
     */
    function getAssociationTargetClass($assocName);

    /**
     * Checks if the association is the inverse side of a bidirectional association
     *
     * @param string $assocName
     * @return boolean
     */
    function isAssociationInverseSide($assocName);

    /**
     * Returns the target field of the owning side of the association
     *
     * @param string $assocName
     * @return string
     */
    function getAssociationMappedByTargetField($assocName);

    /**
     * Return the identifier of this object as an array with field name as key.
     *
     * Has to return an empty array if no identifier isset.
     *
     * @param object $object
     * @return array
     */
    function getIdentifierValues($object);
}