//
//  RKConnectionMapping.h
//  RestKit
//
//  Created by Charlie Savage on 5/15/12.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <CoreData/CoreData.h>
#import "RKMapping.h"

@class RKConnectionMapping, RKDynamicMappingMatcher;
@protocol RKManagedObjectCaching;

typedef id(^RKObjectConnectionBlock)(RKConnectionMapping *mapping, id source);

// Defines the rules for connecting relationsips
@interface RKConnectionMapping : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSString *relationshipName;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSString *sourceKeyPath;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSString *destinationKeyPath;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) RKMapping *mapping;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) RKDynamicMappingMatcher *matcher;

/**
 Defines a mapping that is used to connect a source object relationship to
 the appropriate target object(s).

 @param relationshipName The name of the relationship on the source object.
 @param sourceKeyPath Specifies the path to an attribute on the source object that
 contains the value that should be used to connect the relationship.  This will generally
 be a primary key or a foreign key value.
 @param targetKeyPath Specifies the path to an attribute on the target object(s) that
 must match the value of the sourceKeyPath attribute.
 @param withMapping The mapping for the target object.

 @return A new instance of a RKObjectConnectionMapping.
 */
+ (RKConnectionMapping *)connectionMappingForRelationship:(NSString *)relationshipName fromKeyPath:(NSString *)sourceKeyPath toKeyPath:(NSString *)destinationKeyPath withMapping:(RKMapping *)objectOrDynamicMapping;

/**
 Defines a mapping that is used to connect a source object relationship to
 the appropriate target object(s).  This is similar to mapping:fromKeyPath:toKeyPath:withMapping:
 (@see mapping:fromKeyPath:toKeyPath:withMapping:) but adds in an additional matcher parameter
 that can be used to filter source objects.

 @return A new instance of a RKObjectConnectionMapping.
 */
+ (RKConnectionMapping *)connectionMappingForRelationship:(NSString *)relationshipName fromKeyPath:(NSString *)sourceKeyPath toKeyPath:(NSString *)destinationKeyPath withMapping:(RKMapping *)objectOrDynamicMapping matcher:(RKDynamicMappingMatcher *)matcher;

/**
 Initializes the receiver with a relationship name, source key path, destination key path, mapping, and matcher.
 */
- (id)initWithRelationshipName:(NSString *)relationshipName sourceKeyPath:(NSString *)sourceKeyPath destinationKeyPath:(NSString *)destinationKeyPath mapping:(RKMapping *)objectOrDynamicMapping matcher:(RKDynamicMappingMatcher *)matcher;

@end