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/*
 * Copyright 2011, Mysema Ltd
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.mysema.query.alias;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import com.mysema.query.types.Path;
import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadata;

/**
 * PathFactory defines a factory interface for Path creation
 * 
 * @author tiwe
 *
 */
public interface PathFactory {
        
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path createArrayPath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path createEntityPath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);

    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path createSimplePath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createComparablePath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createEnumPath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createDatePath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createTimePath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createDateTimePath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param type
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    > Path createNumberPath(Class type, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    Path createBooleanPath(PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
    Path createStringPath(PathMetadata metadata);

    /**
     * @param elementType
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path> createListPath(Class elementType, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param elementType
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path> createSetPath(Class elementType, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param elementType
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path> createCollectionPath(Class elementType, PathMetadata metadata);
    
    /**
     * @param keyType
     * @param valueType
     * @param metadata
     * @return
     */
     Path> createMapPath(Class keyType, Class valueType, PathMetadata metadata);
}