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<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Metadata;
/**
* Interface for Metadata Factory implementations.
*
* @author Johannes M. Schmitt <schmittjoh@gmail.com>
*/
interface MetadataFactoryInterface
{
/**
* Returns the gathered metadata for the given class name.
*
* If the drivers return instances of MergeableClassMetadata, these will be
* merged prior to returning. Otherwise, all metadata for the inheritance
* hierarchy will be returned as ClassHierarchyMetadata unmerged.
*
* If no metadata is available, null is returned.
*
* @return ClassHierarchyMetadata|MergeableClassMetadata|null
*
* @phpcsSuppress SlevomatCodingStandard.TypeHints.ReturnTypeHint.MissingNativeTypeHint
* @phpcsSuppress SlevomatCodingStandard.TypeHints.TypeHintDeclaration.UselessReturnAnnotation
*/
public function getMetadataForClass(string $className);
}