Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature;

import java.io.File;

import org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynClass;

public interface FeatureTypeDefinitionsManager {

    /**

     * Search if exists a DynClass associated to the feature type and return it.

     * If do not exists a DynClass for this feature type return the feature type

     * as the default dynClass for it.

     *

     * @param store

     * @param featureType

     * @return  the DynClass associated to this feature type

     */

    public DynClass get(FeatureStore store, FeatureType featureType);

    /**

     * Return true if exists a DynClass defined associated to the feature

     * type passed as parameter.

     *

     * @param store

     * @param featureType

     * @return

     */

    public boolean contains(FeatureStore store, FeatureType featureType);

    /**

     * Associate the DynClass to the feature type.

     * This association persist betwen sessions.

     *

     * @param store

     * @param featureType

     * @param dynClass

     */

    public void add(FeatureStore store, FeatureType featureType, DynClass dynClass);

    /**

     * Unlink the DynClass associated to the feature type.

     * This force reload next time to call "get" for this

     * feature type.

     *

     * @param store

     * @param featureType

     */

    public void remove(FeatureStore store, FeatureType featureType);

    /**

     * Add the definitions of feature types in the file.

     *

     * @param model

     */

    public void addModel(File model);

}