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+<?php
+/*
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
+ * and is licensed under the MIT license. For more information, see
+ * <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
+ */
+
+namespace Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping;
+
+/**
+ * Very simple reflection service abstraction.
+ *
+ * This is required inside metadata layers that may require either
+ * static or runtime reflection.
+ *
+ * @author Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
+ */
+interface ReflectionService
+{
+ /**
+ * Returns an array of the parent classes (not interfaces) for the given class.
+ *
+ * @param string $class
+ *
+ * @throws \Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\MappingException
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function getParentClasses($class);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the shortname of a class.
+ *
+ * @param string $class
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public function getClassShortName($class);
+
+ /**
+ * @param string $class
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public function getClassNamespace($class);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a reflection class instance or null.
+ *
+ * @param string $class
+ *
+ * @return \ReflectionClass|null
+ */
+ public function getClass($class);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an accessible property (setAccessible(true)) or null.
+ *
+ * @param string $class
+ * @param string $property
+ *
+ * @return \ReflectionProperty|null
+ */
+ public function getAccessibleProperty($class, $property);
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if the class have a public method with the given name.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $class
+ * @param mixed $method
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ public function hasPublicMethod($class, $method);
+}