1 /*
2 * Copyright 2001-2013 Stephen Colebourne
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16 package org.joda.beans;
17
18 /**
19 * A dynamic bean that allows properties to be added and removed.
20 * <p>
21 * A JavaBean is defined at compile-time and cannot have additional properties added.
22 * Instances of this interface allow additional properties to be added and removed
23 * probably by wrapping a map
24 *
25 * @author Stephen Colebourne
26 */
27 public interface DynamicBean extends Bean {
28
29 /**
30 * Adds a property to those allowed to be stored in the bean.
31 * <p>
32 * Some implementations will automatically add properties, in which case this
33 * method will have no effect.
34 *
35 * @param propertyName the property name to check, not empty, not null
36 * @param propertyType the property type, not null
37 */
38 void propertyDefine(String propertyName, Class<?> propertyType);
39
40 /**
41 * Removes a property by name.
42 *
43 * @param propertyName the property name to remove, null ignored
44 */
45 void propertyRemove(String propertyName);
46
47 }