//
//  RKObjectPropertyInspector.h
//  RestKit
//
//  Created by Blake Watters on 3/4/10.
//  Copyright 2010 Two Toasters
//  
//  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//  You may obtain a copy of the License at
//  
//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//  
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//  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@class NSEntityDescription;

@interface RKObjectPropertyInspector : NSObject {
	NSMutableDictionary* _cachedPropertyNamesAndTypes;
}

+ (RKObjectPropertyInspector*)sharedInspector;

/**
 * Returns a dictionary of names and types for the properties of a given class
 */
- (NSDictionary *)propertyNamesAndTypesForClass:(Class)objectClass;

/**
 Returns the Class type of the specified property on the object class
 */
- (Class)typeForProperty:(NSString*)propertyName ofClass:(Class)objectClass;

/**
 Returns the name of a property when provided the name of a property obtained
 via the property_getAttributes reflection API
 */
+ (NSString *)propertyTypeFromAttributeString:(NSString *)attributeString;

@end