Package org.springframework.data.mapping.context

Mapping context API and implementation base classes.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
MappingContext<E extends PersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>	This interface defines the overall context including all known PersistentEntity instances and methods to obtain instances on demand. it is used internally to establish associations between entities and also at runtime to obtain entities by name.
PersistentPropertyPath<T extends PersistentProperty<T>>	Abstraction of a path of PersistentPropertys.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>	Base class to build mapping metadata and thus create instances of PersistentEntity and PersistentProperty.
MappingContextEvent<E extends PersistentEntity<?,P>,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>	Base implementation of an ApplicationEvent refering to a PersistentEntity.
MappingContextIsNewStrategyFactory	An IsNewStrategyFactory using a MappingContext to determine the IsNewStrategy to be returned for a particular type.
PersistentEntities	Value object to access PersistentEntity instances managed by MappingContexts.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
InvalidPersistentPropertyPath	Exception to indicate a source path couldn't be resolved into a PersistentPropertyPath completely.

Package org.springframework.data.mapping.context Description

Mapping context API and implementation base classes.