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// Contributors:
//     Oracle - initial API and implementation
//
package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql;

/**
 * @version 2.4
 * @since 2.4
 * @author Pascal Filion
 */
public interface ITypeHelper {

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigDecimal}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>BigDecimal</code> class
     */
    Object bigDecimal();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link BigInteger}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>BigInteger</code> class
     */
    Object bigInteger();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Boolean}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Boolean</code> class
     */
    Object booleanType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Byte}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Byte</code> class
     */
    Object byteType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Character}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Character</code> class
     */
    Object characterType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Collection}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Collection</code> class
     */
    Object collectionType();

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's representing a primitive type, into the class of the
     * same type.
     *
     * @param type Type to possibly convert from the primitive into the class
     * @return The given;@link IType} if it's not a primitive type otherwise the primitive type will
     * have been converted into the class of that primitive
     */
    Object convertPrimitive(Object type);

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Date}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Date</code> class
     */
    Object dateType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Double}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Double</code> class
     */
    Object doubleType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Enum}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Enum</code> class
     */
    Object enumType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Float}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Float</code> class
     */
    Object floatType();

    /**
     * Returns the;@link IType} of the given Java type.
     *
     * @param type The Java type for which its external form will be returned
     * @return The;@link IType} representing the given Java type
     */
    Object getType(Class<?> type);

    /**
     * Retrieves the external class for the given fully qualified class name.
     *
     * @param typeName The fully qualified class name of the class to retrieve
     * @return The external form of the class to retrieve
     */
    Object getType(String typeName);

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Integer}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Integer</code> class
     */
    Object integerType();

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is a;@link Boolean}; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise
     */
    boolean isBooleanType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Collection};
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isCollectionType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or
     *;@link Calendar}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is a;@link Date},;@link Timestamp} or
     *;@link Calendar}
     */
    boolean isDateType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Enum};
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isEnumType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either
     * <code>Float</code>, <code>Double</code>, float or double.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is a floating type; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise
     */
    boolean isFloatingType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of a floating type, which is either
     * <code>Integer</code>, <code>Long</code>, int or float.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is a integral type; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise
     */
    boolean isIntegralType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Map};
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isMapType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is an instance of;@link Numeric};
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isNumericType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} is the external form of;@link Object}
     */
    boolean isObjectType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents a primitive type.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} represents a primitive; <code>false</code>
     * otherwise
     */
    boolean isPrimitiveType(Object type);

    /**
     * Determines whether the given;@link IType} represents the <code>String</code> class.
     *
     * @param type The type to check it's assignability
     * @return <code>true</code> if the given;@link IType} represents the <code>String</code> class;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean isStringType(Object type);

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Long}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Long</code> class
     */
    Object longType();

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive long, into the <code>Long</code> type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive long or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Long</code>
     */
    Object longType(Object type);

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Map}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Map</code> class
     */
    Object mapType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Number}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Number</code> class
     */
    Object numberType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Object}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Object</code> class
     */
    Object objectType();

    /**
     * Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing the <code>Object</code>
     * class.
     *
     * @return The;@link Object } of the <code>Object</code> class
     */
    Object  objectTypeDeclaration();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive boolean.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive boolean
     */
    Object primitiveBoolean();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive byte.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive byte
     */
    Object primitiveByte();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive char.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive char
     */
    Object primitiveChar();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive double.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive double
     */
    Object primitiveDouble();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive float.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive float
     */
    Object primitiveFloat();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive int.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive int
     */
    Object primitiveInteger();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive long.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive long
     */
    Object primitiveLong();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for the primitive short.
     *
     * @return The external form of the primitive short
     */
    Object primitiveShort();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Short}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Short</code> class
     */
    Object shortType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link String}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>String</code> class
     */
    Object stringType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} for;@link Timestamp}.
     *
     * @return The external form of the <code>Timestamp</code> class
     */
    Object timestampType();

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive boolean, into the <code>Boolean</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive boolean or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Boolean</code>
     */
    Object toBooleanType(Object type);

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive byte, into the <code>Byte</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive byte or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Byte</code>
     */
    Object toByteType(Object type);

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive double, into the <code>Double</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive double or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Double</code>
     */
    Object toDoubleType(Object type);

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive float, into the <code>Float</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive float or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Float</code>
     */
    Object toFloatType(Object type);

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive int, into the <code>Integer</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive int or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Integer</code>
     */
    Object toIntegerType(Object type);

    /**
     * Converts the given;@link IType}, if it's the primitive short, into the <code>Short</code>
     * type.
     *
     * @param type The;@link IType} to possibly convert
     * @return The given type if it's not the primitive short or the;@link IType} for the class
     * <code>Short</code>
     */
    Object toShortType(Object type);

    /**
     * Retrieves the;@link IType} that represents an unknown type.
     *
     * @return The external form of an unknown type
     */
    Object unknownType();

    /**
     * Returns the;@link Object } for the;@link IType} representing an unknown type.
     *
     * @return The;@link Object } of the unknown type
     */
    Object  unknownTypeDeclaration();
}