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/*
 * Copyright DataStax, Inc.
 *
 * This software can be used solely with DataStax Enterprise. Please consult the license at
 * http://www.datastax.com/terms/datastax-dse-driver-license-terms
 */
package com.datastax.driver.mapping;

/** A strategy to determine how mapped properties are discovered, and how to access them. */
public enum PropertyAccessStrategy {

  /** Use getters and setters exclusively. These must be available for all mapped properties. */
  GETTERS_AND_SETTERS,

  /**
   * Use field access exclusively. Fields do not need to be declared public, the driver will attempt
   * to make them accessible via reflection if required.
   */
  FIELDS,

  /**
   * Use getters and setters preferably, and if these are not available, use field access. Fields do
   * not need to be declared public, the driver will attempt to make them accessible via reflection
   * if required. This is the default access strategy.
   */
  BOTH;

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if field scan is allowed, {@code false} otherwise.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if field access is allowed, {@code false} otherwise.
   */
  public boolean isFieldScanAllowed() {
    return this == FIELDS || this == BOTH;
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if getter and setter scan is allowed, {@code false} otherwise.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if getter and setter access is allowed, {@code false} otherwise.
   */
  public boolean isGetterSetterScanAllowed() {
    return this == GETTERS_AND_SETTERS || this == BOTH;
  }
}