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024 package org.jboss.dna.graph.property;
025
026 import java.math.BigDecimal;
027 import java.net.URI;
028
029 /**
030 * The set of standard {@link ValueFactory} instances.
031 *
032 * @author Randall Hauch
033 */
034 public interface ValueFactories extends Iterable<ValueFactory<?>> {
035
036 /**
037 * Get the value factory that creates values of the supplied {@link PropertyType type}.
038 *
039 * @param type the type for the values
040 * @return the factory; never null
041 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the property type is null
042 */
043 ValueFactory<?> getValueFactory( PropertyType type );
044
045 /**
046 * Get the value factory that is best able to create values with the most natural type given by the supplied value.
047 *
048 * @param prototype the value that should be used to determine the best value factory
049 * @return the factory; never null
050 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the prototype value is null
051 */
052 ValueFactory<?> getValueFactory( Object prototype );
053
054 /**
055 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#STRING string} properties.
056 *
057 * @return the factory; never null
058 */
059 ValueFactory<String> getStringFactory();
060
061 /**
062 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#BINARY binary} properties.
063 *
064 * @return the factory; never null
065 */
066 BinaryFactory getBinaryFactory();
067
068 /**
069 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#LONG long} properties.
070 *
071 * @return the factory; never null
072 */
073 ValueFactory<Long> getLongFactory();
074
075 /**
076 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#DOUBLE double} properties.
077 *
078 * @return the factory; never null
079 */
080 ValueFactory<Double> getDoubleFactory();
081
082 /**
083 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#DECIMAL decimal} properties.
084 *
085 * @return the factory; never null
086 */
087 ValueFactory<BigDecimal> getDecimalFactory();
088
089 /**
090 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#DATE date} properties.
091 *
092 * @return the factory; never null
093 */
094 DateTimeFactory getDateFactory();
095
096 /**
097 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#BOOLEAN boolean} properties.
098 *
099 * @return the factory; never null
100 */
101 ValueFactory<Boolean> getBooleanFactory();
102
103 /**
104 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#NAME name} properties.
105 *
106 * @return the factory; never null
107 */
108 NameFactory getNameFactory();
109
110 /**
111 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#REFERENCE reference} properties.
112 *
113 * @return the factory; never null
114 */
115 ValueFactory<Reference> getReferenceFactory();
116
117 /**
118 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#PATH path} properties.
119 *
120 * @return the factory; never null
121 */
122 PathFactory getPathFactory();
123
124 /**
125 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#URI URI} properties.
126 *
127 * @return the factory; never null
128 */
129 ValueFactory<URI> getUriFactory();
130
131 /**
132 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#UUID UUID} properties.
133 *
134 * @return the factory; never null
135 */
136 UuidFactory getUuidFactory();
137
138 /**
139 * Get the value factory for {@link PropertyType#OBJECT object} properties.
140 *
141 * @return the factory; never null
142 */
143 ValueFactory<Object> getObjectFactory();
144
145 }