1   /**
2    * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
3    *
4    * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
5    * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
6    * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
7    * any later version.
8    *
9    * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10   * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
11   * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
12   * details.
13   */
14  
15  package com.liferay.portal.model;
16  
17  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.xml.Element;
18  
19  import java.util.List;
20  import java.util.Map;
21  
22  /**
23   * <a href="ModelHints.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
24   *
25   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
26   */
27  public interface ModelHints {
28  
29      public Map<String, String> getDefaultHints(String model);
30  
31      public Element getFieldsEl(String model, String field);
32  
33      public List<String> getModels();
34  
35      public String getType(String model, String field);
36  
37      public Map<String, String> getHints(String model, String field);
38  
39      public boolean isLocalized(String model, String field);
40  
41      public void read(ClassLoader classLoader, String source) throws Exception;
42  
43      public String trimString(String model, String field, String value);
44  
45  }