org.fastnate.generator.provider

Interface JpaProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

HibernateProvider

public interface JpaProvider

Encapsulates details specific to the current JPA implementation.

Author:

Tobias Liefke

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDefaultGeneratorTable() The name of the default generator TableGenerator.table(), if none was specified for a table generator.
String	getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnName() The name of the default generator TableGenerator.pkColumnName(), if none was specified for a table generator.
String	getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnValue() The name of the default generator TableGenerator.pkColumnValue(), if none was specified for a table generator.
String	getDefaultGeneratorTableValueColumnName() The name of the default generator TableGenerator.valueColumnName(), if none was specified for a table generator.
String	getDefaultSequence() The name of the default sequence, if none was specified for a sequence generator.
void	initialize(Properties settings) Initializes this provider from the given settings.
boolean	isJoinedDiscriminatorNeeded() Indicates if the current JPA provider needs always a discriminator column for a JOINED table.

Method Detail

getDefaultGeneratorTable

String getDefaultGeneratorTable()

The name of the default generator TableGenerator.table(), if none was specified for a table generator.

Returns:

the default generator table

getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnName

String getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnName()

The name of the default generator TableGenerator.pkColumnName(), if none was specified for a table generator.

Returns:

the default primary column name for the generator table

getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnValue

String getDefaultGeneratorTablePkColumnValue()

The name of the default generator TableGenerator.pkColumnValue(), if none was specified for a table generator.

Returns:

the default primary column value for the generator table

getDefaultGeneratorTableValueColumnName

String getDefaultGeneratorTableValueColumnName()

The name of the default generator TableGenerator.valueColumnName(), if none was specified for a table generator.

Returns:

the default value column name for the generator table

getDefaultSequence

String getDefaultSequence()

The name of the default sequence, if none was specified for a sequence generator.

Returns:

the default sequence name

initialize

void initialize(Properties settings)

Initializes this provider from the given settings. May as well change the settings according to some other settings found.

Parameters:

settings - the settings of the generator context

isJoinedDiscriminatorNeeded

boolean isJoinedDiscriminatorNeeded()

Indicates if the current JPA provider needs always a discriminator column for a JOINED table.

Returns:

true to always write a discriminator column, false if it should be written only if explicitly given