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//  FLXPostgresTypeHandlerProtocol.h
//  PostgresKit
//
//  Copyright (c) 2008-2009 David Thorpe, djt@mutablelogic.com
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@class FLXPostgresConnection;

/**
 * @protocol FLXPostgresTypeHandlerProtocol
 */
@protocol FLXPostgresTypeHandlerProtocol

/**
 * The remote type values handled by this class (terminated by 0).
 *
 * @return The remote types as an array of FLXPostgresOid's.
 */
- (FLXPostgresOid *)remoteTypes;

/**
 * What is the native class this class handles.
 *
 * @return The native class.
 */
- (Class)nativeClass;

/**
 * Any aliases that the native class is known by.
 *
 * @return An of aliases as strings or nil if none.
 */
- (NSArray *)classAliases;

/**
 * Convert the value at the specified row and column in the supplied result to a native object.
 *
 * @param result The result to extract the value from.
 * @param row    The row to extract the value from.
 * @param column The column to extract the value from.
 *
 * @return An object represenation of the data.
 */
- (id)objectFromResult:(const PGresult *)result atRow:(unsigned int)row column:(unsigned int)column;

@end