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package org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.Set;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.request.AnyCR;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.request.AnyUR;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.to.AnyTO;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.types.AnyTypeKind;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.attrvalue.validation.PlainAttrValidationManager;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.dao.AnyDAO;

public interface AnyUtils {

    AnyTypeKind anyTypeKind();

    <T extends Any<?>> Class<T> anyClass();

    Field getField(String name);

    <T extends PlainAttr<?>> Class<T> plainAttrClass();

    <T extends PlainAttr<?>> T newPlainAttr();

    <T extends PlainAttrValue> Class<T> plainAttrValueClass();

    <T extends PlainAttrValue> T newPlainAttrValue();

    <T extends PlainAttrValue> Class<T> plainAttrUniqueValueClass();

    <T extends PlainAttrValue> T newPlainAttrUniqueValue();

    <T extends PlainAttrValue> T clonePlainAttrValue(T src);

    <T extends AnyTO> T newAnyTO();

    <C extends AnyCR> C newAnyCR();

    <U extends AnyUR> U newAnyUR(String key);

    <A extends Any<?>> AnyDAO<A> dao();

    Set<ExternalResource> getAllResources(Any<?> any);

    void addAttr(PlainAttrValidationManager validator, String key, PlainSchema schema, String value);
}
