package org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy;

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 /**

  * Declares a configuration for he indirection handler factory.

  *

  * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyFactory 

  * @author <a href="mailto:tomdz@apache.org">Thomas Dudziak<a>

  */

 public interface ProxyConfiguration

 {

     /**

      * Returns the indirection handler implementation class.

      * 

      * @return The indirection handler class

      * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.IndirectionHandler

      */

     Class getIndirectionHandlerClass();

     /**

      * Returns the collection proxy class for collection classes that implement the {@link java.util.List}

      * interface.

      * 

      * @return The proxy class

      * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyFactory#setListProxyClass(Class)

      */

     Class getListProxyClass();

     /**

      * Returns the collection proxy class for collection classes that implement the {@link java.util.Set}

      * interface.

      * 

      * @return The proxy class

      * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyFactory#setSetProxyClass(Class)

      */

     Class getSetProxyClass();

     /**

      * Returns the collection proxy class for generic collection classes that implement the

      * {@link java.util.Collection} interface.

      * 

      * @return The proxy class

      * @see org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyFactory#setCollectionProxyClass(Class)

      */

     Class getCollectionProxyClass();

     /**

      * Returns the proxy factory class 

      * 

      * @return The proxy class

      */

     Class getProxyFactoryClass();

 }