1: <?php
 2: /**
 3:  * PHP version 5
 4:  * @package    generalDriver
 5:  * @author     Christian Schiffler <c.schiffler@cyberspectrum.de>
 6:  * @author     Stefan Heimes <stefan_heimes@hotmail.com>
 7:  * @author     Tristan Lins <tristan.lins@bit3.de>
 8:  * @copyright  The MetaModels team.
 9:  * @license    LGPL.
10:  * @filesource
11:  */
12: 
13: namespace DcGeneral;
14: 
15: use DcGeneral\DataDefinition\ContainerInterface;
16: 
17: /**
18:  * This implementation describes a data definition container.
19:  *
20:  * A data definition container is the top level container where all data definitions get stored.
21:  *
22:  * @package DcGeneral
23:  */
24: interface DataDefinitionContainerInterface
25: {
26:     /**
27:      * Add or override a definition in the container.
28:      *
29:      * @param string             $name       Name of the definition.
30:      *
31:      * @param ContainerInterface $definition The definition to store.
32:      *
33:      * @return DataDefinitionContainerInterface
34:      */
35:     public function setDefinition($name, $definition);
36: 
37:     /**
38:      * Check if a definition is contained in the container.
39:      *
40:      * @param string $name The name of the definition to retrieve.
41:      *
42:      * @return bool
43:      */
44:     public function hasDefinition($name);
45: 
46:     /**
47:      * Retrieve a definition from the container (if it exists).
48:      *
49:      * If the definition does not exist, an exception is thrown.
50:      *
51:      * @param string $name The name of the definition to retrieve.
52:      *
53:      * @return ContainerInterface
54:      */
55:     public function getDefinition($name);
56: }
57: