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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.platform;

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.IPersistentType;

public interface DefaultsContext
{
	/**
	 * Return the default for the given key.  Se BaseJpaPlatform 
	 * for the defaults supported by it.
	 * @param key
	 * @return
	 */
	Object getDefault(String key);
	
	/**
	 * Return the IPersistentType with the given name found in the scope
	 * of the persistence unit
	 * @param fullyQualifiedTypeName
	 * @return
	 */
	IPersistentType persistentType(String fullyQualifiedTypeName);
}