NSManagedObjectModel.h

/* Interface of the NSManagedObjectModel class for the GNUstep
   Core Data framework.
   Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
   Written by:  Saso Kiselkov <diablos@manga.sk>
   Date: August 2005
 
   This file is part of the GNUstep Core Data framework.
 
   This library 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 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
   This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free
   Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111 USA.
 */
 
#ifndef _NSManagedObjectModel_h_
#define _NSManagedObjectModel_h_
 
#import <Foundation/NSObject.h>
 
@class NSString, NSArray, NSDictionary, NSMutableDictionary, NSURL;
@class NSFetchRequest, NSAttributeDescription;
 
@interface NSManagedObjectModel : NSObject <NSCopying, NSCoding>
{
  NSArray * _entities;

  NSMutableDictionary * _configurations;
  NSMutableDictionary * _fetchRequests;
 
  NSMutableDictionary * _defaultAttributeValues;

  unsigned _usedByPersistentStoreCoordinators;
}
 
// Initialization.
+ (NSManagedObjectModel *) mergedModelFromBundles: (NSArray *) someBundles;
+ (NSManagedObjectModel *) modelByMergingModels: (NSArray *) someModels;
- initWithContentsOfURL: (NSURL *) aUrl;
 
// Getting and setting entities and configurations.
- (NSArray *) entities;
- (NSDictionary *) entitiesByName;
- (void) setEntities: (NSArray *) someEntities;
- (NSArray *) configurations;
- (NSArray *) entitiesForConfiguration: (NSString *) aConfiguration;
// passing `nil' as the entities instead deletes the configuration
- (void) setEntities: (NSArray *) someEntities
    forConfiguration: (NSString *) aConfiguration;
 
// Getting and setting fetch request templates.
- (NSFetchRequest *) fetchRequestTemplateForName: (NSString *) aName;
- (NSFetchRequest *) fetchRequestFromTemplateWithName: (NSString *) aName
                         substitutionVariables: (NSDictionary *) someVariables;
- (void) setFetchRequestTemplate: (NSFetchRequest *) aFetchRequest
                         forName: (NSString *) aName;
 
// Localization.
- (NSDictionary *) localizationDictionary;
- (void) setLocalizationDictionary: (NSDictionary *) aLocalizationDictionary;
 
@end
 
#endif // _NSManagedObjectModel_h_