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package org.jooq.meta;

import java.util.List;

// ...
import org.jooq.Record;
import org.jooq.Table;
import org.jooq.TableOptions;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * The definition of a table or view.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface TableDefinition extends Definition {

    /**
     * All columns in the type, table or view.
     */
    List getColumns();

    /**
     * Get a column in this type by its name.
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(String columnName);

    /**
     * Get a column in this type by its name.
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(String columnName, boolean ignoreCase);

    /**
     * Get a column in this type by its index (starting at 0).
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(int columnIndex);

    /**
     * Whether this table is a synthetic table (e.g. a synthetic view).
     */
    @Override
    boolean isSynthetic();

    /**
     * All embeddable types in this defining table.
     */
    List getEmbeddables();

    /**
     * All embeddable types in this referencing table.
     */
    List getReferencedEmbeddables();

    /**
     * Get the indexes for this table.
     */
    List getIndexes();

    /**
     * Get the primary key for this table.
     */
    UniqueKeyDefinition getPrimaryKey();

    /**
     * Get the unique keys for this table.
     */
    List getUniqueKeys();

    /**
     * Get the unique key for this table by name.
     */
    UniqueKeyDefinition getUniqueKey(String name);

    /**
     * Get the unique keys and primary keys for this table.
     */
    List getKeys();

    /**
     * Get the unique key or primary key for this table by name.
     */
    UniqueKeyDefinition getKey(String name);

    /**
     * Get the foreign keys for this table.
     */
    List getForeignKeys();

    /**
     * Get the foreign keys for this table referencing a specific table.
     */
    List getForeignKeys(TableDefinition referenced);

    /**
     * Get the inverse foreign keys for this table.
     */
    List getInverseForeignKeys();

    /**
     * Get the inverse foreign keys for this table referenced from a specific table.
     */
    List getInverseForeignKeys(TableDefinition referencing);

    /**
     * Get the many to many keys for this table.
     */
    List getManyToManyKeys();

    /**
     * Get the many to many keys for this table referencing another, specific
     * table.
     */
    List getManyToManyKeys(TableDefinition referencing);

    /**
     * Get the CHECK constraints for this table.
     */
    List getCheckConstraints();











    /**
     * Get the IDENTITY column of this table, or null,
     * if no such column exists.
     */
    IdentityDefinition getIdentity();

    /**
     * Get the parent table if table inheritance is applicable.
     */
    TableDefinition getParentTable();

    /**
     * Get the child tables if table inheritance is applicable.
     */
    List getChildTables();

    /**
     * This TableDefinition as a {@link Table}.
     */
    Table getTable();

    /**
     * The {@link TableOptions} providing additional information about the table.
     */
    TableOptions getTableOptions();

    /**
     * The parameters of this table if this is a table-valued function.
     */
    List getParameters();

    /**
     * Whether this table is a temporary table.
     */
    boolean isTemporary();

    /**
     * Whether this table is a view.
     */
    boolean isView();

    /**
     * Whether this table is a materialized view.
     */
    boolean isMaterializedView();

    /**
     * Whether this table is a table-valued function.
     */
    boolean isTableValuedFunction();

    /**
     * The referenced table type, if this {@link #isTableValuedFunction()}.
     * 
     * This returns:
     * 

     * this, if {@link #isTableValuedFunction()} ==
     * false
     * this, if {@link #isTableValuedFunction()} ==
     * true but the table valued function doesn't reference a table
     * type
     * Another table, if {@link #isTableValuedFunction()} ==
     * true and the table valued function references a table
     * type
     * 
     */
    @NotNull
    TableDefinition getReferencedTable();

}