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package javax.jdo.metadata;

import javax.jdo.annotations.ForeignKeyAction;

/**
 * Represents a FK constraint in an ORM context.
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ForeignKeyMetadata extends Metadata {
    /**
     * Method to set the name of the constraint
     * @param name Name of the constraint
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setName(String name);

    /**
     * Accessor for the constraint name.
     * @return The constraint name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Method to set the table name.
     * @param table Table name
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setTable(String table);

    /**
     * Accessor for the name of the table.
     * @return The name
     */
    String getTable();

    /**
     * Method to set whether it is unique.
     * @param unique Unique?
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setUnique(boolean unique);

    /**
     * Accessor for whether unique.
     * @return Unique?
     */
    Boolean getUnique();

    /**
     * Method to set whether it is deferred.
     * @param def Deferred?
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setDeferred(boolean def);

    /**
     * Accessor for whether the constraint can be deferred.
     * @return Deferred?
     */
    Boolean getDeferred();

    /**
     * Method to set the delete action of the FK
     * @param action Delete action of the FK
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setDeleteAction(ForeignKeyAction action);

    /**
     * Accessor for the delete action of the FK.
     * @return The FK delete-action
     */
    ForeignKeyAction getDeleteAction();

    /**
     * Method to set the update action of the FK.
     * @param action Update action of the FK
     * @return This metadata object
     */
    ForeignKeyMetadata setUpdateAction(ForeignKeyAction action);

    /**
     * Accessor for the update action of the FK.
     * @return The FK update-action
     */
    ForeignKeyAction getUpdateAction();

    /**
     * Accessor for all column(s) defined on the FK.
     * @return The column(s)
     */
    ColumnMetadata[] getColumns();

    /**
     * Add a new column for this FK.
     * @return The ColumnMetadata
     */
    ColumnMetadata newColumnMetadata();

    /**
     * Accessor for the number of columns defined for this FK.
     * @return The number of columns
     */
    int getNumberOfColumns();

    /**
     * Accessor for all fields/properties defined on the FK.
     * @return The members
     */
    MemberMetadata[] getMembers();

    /**
     * Accessor for the number of fields/properties defined for this FK.
     * @return The number of members
     */
    int getNumberOfMembers();

    /**
     * Add a new field for this FK.
     * 
     * @param name Name of the field
     * @return The FieldMetadata
     */
    FieldMetadata newFieldMetadata(String name);

    /**
     * Add a new property for this FK.
     * 
     * @param name Name of the property
     * @return The PropertyMetadata
     */
    PropertyMetadata newPropertyMetadata(String name);
}