gistfile1.java

	// Initial prototype/sandbox for notion of "orchestrated information collection from sources" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

	private static enum SimpleAttributeNature { BASIC, MANY_TO_ONE, ONE_TO_ONE, ANY };

	private interface SimpleAttributeSource {
		public String getName();
		public ExplicitHibernateTypeSource getTypeInformation();
		public String getPropertyAccessorName();
		public boolean isInsertable();
		public boolean isUpdatable();
		public PropertyGeneration getGeneration();
		public boolean isLazy();
		public boolean isIncludedInOptimisticLocking();

		public SimpleAttributeNature getNature();

		public boolean isVirtualAttribute();

		public RelationValueMetadataSource getValueInformation();

		public Iterable<MetaAttributeSource> metaAttributes();
	}

	private interface ExplicitHibernateTypeSource {
		public String getName();
		public Map<String,String> getParameters();
	}

	private interface MetaAttributeSource {
		public String getName();
		public String getValue();
		public boolean isInheritable();
	}

	private static interface RelationValueMetadataSource {
		public String getColumnAttribute();
		public String getFormulaAttribute();
		public List getColumnOrFormulaElements();
	}