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package com.avaje.ebean.bean;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Bean that is aware of EntityBeanIntercept.
*
* This interface and implementation of these methods is added to Entity Beans
* via instrumentation. These methods have a funny _ebean_ prefix to avoid any
* clash with normal methods these beans would have. These methods are not for
* general application consumption.
*
*/
public interface EntityBean extends Serializable {
String[] _ebean_getPropertyNames();
String _ebean_getPropertyName(int pos);
/**
* Return the enhancement marker value.
*
* This is the class name of the enhanced class and used to check that all
* entity classes are enhanced (specifically not just a super class).
*
*/
String _ebean_getMarker();
/**
* Create and return a new entity bean instance.
*/
Object _ebean_newInstance();
/**
* Add a PropertyChangeListener to this bean.
*/
void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
/**
* Remove a PropertyChangeListener from this bean.
*/
void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
/**
* Generated method that sets the loaded state on all the embedded beans on
* this entity bean by using EntityBeanIntercept.setEmbeddedLoaded(Object o);
*/
void _ebean_setEmbeddedLoaded();
/**
* Return true if any embedded beans are new or dirty.
*/
boolean _ebean_isEmbeddedNewOrDirty();
/**
* Return the intercept for this object.
*/
EntityBeanIntercept _ebean_getIntercept();
/**
* Similar to _ebean_getIntercept() except it checks to see if the intercept
* field is null and will create it if required.
*
* This is really only required when transientInternalFields=true as an
* enhancement option. In this case the intercept field is transient and will
* be null after a bean has been deserialised.
*
*
* This transientInternalFields=true option was to support some serialization
* frameworks that can't take into account our ebean fields.
*
*/
EntityBeanIntercept _ebean_intercept();
/**
* Set the value of a field of an entity bean of this type.
*
* Note that using this method bypasses any interception that otherwise occurs
* on entity beans. That means lazy loading and oldValues creation.
*
*/
void _ebean_setField(int fieldIndex, Object value);
/**
* Set the field value with interception.
*/
void _ebean_setFieldIntercept(int fieldIndex, Object value);
/**
* Return the value of a field from an entity bean of this type.
*
* Note that using this method bypasses any interception that otherwise occurs
* on entity beans. That means lazy loading.
*
*/
Object _ebean_getField(int fieldIndex);
/**
* Return the field value with interception.
*/
Object _ebean_getFieldIntercept(int fieldIndex);
}