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  package org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity;
  
  import java.lang.reflect.Field;
  import java.util.Set;
  import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.request.AnyCR;
  import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.request.AnyUR;
  import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.to.AnyTO;
  import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.types.AnyTypeKind;
  import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.attrvalue.validation.PlainAttrValidationManager;
  import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.dao.AnyDAO;
  
  public interface AnyUtils {
  
      AnyTypeKind anyTypeKind();
  
      <T extends Any<?>> Class<T> anyClass();
  
      Field getField(String name);
  
      <T extends PlainAttr<?>> Class<T> plainAttrClass();
  
      <T extends PlainAttr<?>> T newPlainAttr();
  
      <T extends PlainAttrValue> Class<T> plainAttrValueClass();
  
      <T extends PlainAttrValue> T newPlainAttrValue();
  
      <T extends PlainAttrValue> Class<T> plainAttrUniqueValueClass();
  
      <T extends PlainAttrValue> T newPlainAttrUniqueValue();
  
      <T extends PlainAttrValue> T clonePlainAttrValue(T src);
  
      <T extends AnyTO> T newAnyTO();
  
      <C extends AnyCR> C newAnyCR();
  
      <U extends AnyUR> U newAnyUR(String key);
  
      <A extends Any<?>> AnyDAO<A> dao();
  
      Set<ExternalResource> getAllResources(Any<?> any);
  
      void addAttr(PlainAttrValidationManager validator, String key, PlainSchema schema, String value);
  
      void removeAttr(String key, PlainSchema schema);
  }