/**
 * Represents a sequence.
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface SequenceMetadata extends Metadata {
    /**
     * Accessor for the name of the sequence (set on construction).
     * 
     * @return The name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Accessor for the sequence strategy (set on construction).
     * 
     * @return Sequence strategy
     */
    SequenceStrategy getSequenceStrategy();

    /**
     * Method to set the name of the datastore sequence that this maps to.
     * 
     * @param seq Datastore sequence name
     */
    SequenceMetadata setDatastoreSequence(String seq);

    /**
     * Accessor for the name of the datastore sequence that this maps to
     * 
     * @return The datastore sequence name
     */
    String getDatastoreSequence();

    /**
     * Method to set the result class name for the query
     * 
     * @param clsName Result class name
     */
    SequenceMetadata setFactoryClass(String clsName);

    /**
     * Accessor for the factory class for this sequence.
     * 
     * @return The factory class
     */
    String getFactoryClass();
}