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30 #import <Foundation/NSString.h>
34 @interface EOModel : NSObject
38 NSString *adaptorName;
39 NSString *adaptorClassName;
40 NSDictionary *connectionDictionary;
41 NSDictionary *pkeyGeneratorDictionary;
42 NSDictionary *userDictionary;
44 NSArray *entities; // values with EOEntities
45 NSMutableDictionary *entitiesByName; // name/value with EOEntity
46 NSMutableDictionary *entitiesByClassName; // class name/value with EOEntity
49 BOOL createsMutableObjects:1;
54 /* Searching for a model file */
55 + (NSString*)findPathForModelNamed:(NSString*)name;
57 /* Initializing instances */
58 - (id)initWithContentsOfFile:(NSString*)filename;
59 - (id)initWithPropertyList:propertyList;
60 - (id)initWithName:(NSString*)name;
62 /* Getting the filename */
65 /* Getting a property list representation */
66 - (id)modelAsPropertyList;
68 /* Getting the name */
72 - (BOOL)addEntity:(EOEntity *)entity;
73 - (void)removeEntityNamed:(NSString *)name;
74 - (EOEntity *)entityNamed:(NSString *)name;
75 - (NSArray *)entities;
77 /* Checking references */
78 - (NSArray *)referencesToProperty:(id)property;
80 /* Getting an object's entity */
81 - (EOEntity *)entityForObject:(id)object;
83 /* Adding model information */
84 - (BOOL)incorporateModel:(EOModel *)model;
86 /* Accessing the adaptor bundle */
87 - (void)setAdaptorName:(NSString *)adaptorName;
88 - (NSString *)adaptorName;
90 /* Setting and getting the adaptor class name. */
91 - (void)setAdaptorClassName:(NSString *)adaptorClassName;
92 - (NSString *)adaptorClassName;
94 /* Accessing the connection dictionary */
95 - (void)setConnectionDictionary:(NSDictionary *)connectionDictionary;
96 - (NSDictionary *)connectionDictionary;
98 /* Accessing the pkey generator dictionary */
99 - (void)setPkeyGeneratorDictionary:(NSDictionary *)connectionDictionary;
100 - (NSDictionary *)pkeyGeneratorDictionary;
102 /* Accessing the user dictionary */
103 - (void)setUserDictionary:(NSDictionary *)dictionary;
104 - (NSDictionary *)userDictionary;
109 @interface EOModel (EOModelPrivate)
111 - (void)setCreateMutableObjects:(BOOL)flag;
112 - (BOOL)createsMutableObjects;
114 - (void)errorInReading;
116 @end /* EOModel (EOModelPrivate) */
118 @interface EOModel(NewInEOF2)
120 - (void)loadAllModelObjects;
124 #endif /* __EOModel_h__ */