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package org.apache.openjpa.util;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TimeZone;
/**
* Manager for copying and proxying second class objects. Second class
* objects are those that are often used as fields of persistent or
* transactional instances, and which can themselves be modified without
* resetting the owning class' field. Because these types can change without
* an explicit call to the owning persistence capable instance, special care
* must be taken to ensure that their state is managed correctly.
* Specifically, they must be copied when saving state for rollback, and they
* must be proxied for any instance whose state is managed by a state manager,
* where proxying involves creating a second class object that automaticlly
* notifies its owning instance whenever it is modified. Generally, this
* factory is only used by the implementation; second class object handling
* is transparent to client code.
*
* @author Abe White
*/
public interface ProxyManager {
/**
* Return a new array of the same component type as the given array
* and containing the same elements. Works for both primitive and
* object array types.
*/
public Object copyArray(Object orig);
/**
* Return a copy of the given date with the same information.
*/
public Date copyDate(Date orig);
/**
* Return a new date proxy.
*/
public Proxy newDateProxy(Class type);
/**
* Return a copy of the given calendar with the same information.
*/
public Calendar copyCalendar(Calendar orig);
/**
* Return a new calendar proxy.
*/
public Proxy newCalendarProxy(Class type, TimeZone timeZone);
/**
* Return a new collection of the same type as the given one
* with a copy of all contained elements.
*/
public Collection copyCollection(Collection orig);
/**
* Return a proxy for the given collection type. The returned collection
* will allow only addition of elements assignable from the given
* element type and will use the given comparator, if it is not null.
*/
public Proxy newCollectionProxy(Class type, Class elementType,
Comparator compare);
/**
* Return a new map of the same type as the given one
* with a copy of all contained key/value pairs.
*/
public Map copyMap(Map orig);
/**
* Return a proxy for the given map type. The returned map will
* allow only addition of keys/values assignable from the given
* keyType/valueType, and will use the given comparator, if it is not null.
*/
public Proxy newMapProxy(Class type, Class keyType, Class valueType,
Comparator compare);
/**
* Return a copy of the given object with the same information, or null if
* this manager cannot copy the object.
*
* @since 0.2.5
*/
public Object copyCustom(Object orig);
/**
* Return a proxy for the given object, or null if this manager cannot
* proxy the object.
*
* @since 0.2.5
*/
public Proxy newCustomProxy (Object obj);
}