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package com.ocs.dynamo.domain.model;

/**
 * Factory for entity models
 * 
 * @author bas.rutten
 */
public interface EntityModelFactory {

	/**
	 * Retrieves the entity model for a class
	 *
	 * @param entityClass
	 *            the class of the entity
	 * @return
	 */
	 EntityModel getModel(Class entityClass);

	/**
	 * Retrieves a named entity model for a class
	 *
	 * @param reference
	 *            the unique reference
	 * @param entityClass
	 *            the class of the entity
	 * @return
	 */
	 EntityModel getModel(String reference, Class entityClass);

	/**
	 * Checks whether the factory can provide a model
	 *
	 * @param reference
	 * @param entityClass
	 */
	 boolean canProvideModel(String reference, Class entityClass);

}




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