chamilo-lms2/main/inc/lib/symfony/Doctrine/Common/Persistence/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.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 ClassMetadataFactory
{
    /**
     * Forces the factory to load the metadata of all classes known to the underlying
     * mapping driver.
     *
     * @return array The ClassMetadata instances of all mapped classes.
     */
    function getAllMetadata();

    /**
     * Gets the class metadata descriptor for a class.
     *
     * @param string $className The name of the class.
     * @return ClassMetadata
     */
    function getMetadataFor($className);

    /**
     * Checks whether the factory has the metadata for a class loaded already.
     *
     * @param string $className
     * @return boolean TRUE if the metadata of the class in question is already loaded, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    function hasMetadataFor($className);

    /**
     * Sets the metadata descriptor for a specific class.
     *
     * @param string $className
     * @param ClassMetadata $class
     */
    function setMetadataFor($className, $class);

    /**
     * Whether the class with the specified name should have its metadata loaded.
     * This is only the case if it is either mapped directly or as a
     * MappedSuperclass.
     *
     * @param string $className
     * @return boolean
     */
    function isTransient($className);
}