/*
 * Copyright 2010 Instituto Superior Tecnico
 * 
 *      https://fenix-ashes.ist.utl.pt/
 * 
 *   This file is part of the vaadin-framework.
 *
 *   The vaadin-framework Infrastructure is free software: you can
 *   redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
 *   Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version
 *   3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.*
 *
 *   vaadin-framework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 *   GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 *   along with vaadin-framework. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * 
 */
package pt.ist.vaadinframework.data.metamodel;

import java.io.Serializable;

import pt.ist.fenixframework.pstm.AbstractDomainObject;

import com.vaadin.data.Property.ConversionException;

/**
 * @author Pedro Santos (pedro.miguel.santos@ist.utl.pt)
 * 
 */
public interface PropertyDescriptor extends Serializable {
    public String getPropertyId();

    public Class<? extends AbstractDomainObject> getPropertyType();

    public Class<? extends AbstractDomainObject> getCollectionElementType();

    public boolean isCollection();

    public boolean isRequired();

    public Object getDefaultValue();

    public Object read(Object host) throws ModelIntroscpectionException;

    public void write(Object host, Object newValue) throws ConversionException;

}