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  package com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.mapper.processor.util.generation;
  
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.data.GettableByName;
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.data.SettableByName;
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.type.reflect.GenericType;
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.mapper.entity.EntityHelper;
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.mapper.processor.MethodGenerator;
  import com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.mapper.processor.util.NameIndex;
  import com.squareup.javapoet.ClassName;
  import com.squareup.javapoet.TypeName;
  
  /**
   * Shared class-level code for {@link MethodGenerator} components that generate code that
   * manipulates {@link SettableByName} or {@link GettableByName} objects.
   *
   * <p>This allows method generators to create fields, ensuring that they will get reused if another
   * method generator also needs them.
   */
  public interface BindableHandlingSharedCode {
  
    NameIndex getNameIndex();
  
    /**
     * Requests the generation of a constant holding the {@link GenericType} for the given type.
     *
     * <p>If this is called multiple times, only a single constant will be created.
     *
     * @return the name of the constant.
     */
    String addGenericTypeConstant(TypeName type);
  
    /**
     * Requests the generation of a field holding the {@link EntityHelper} that was generated for the
     * given entity class, along with the initializing code (where appropriate for this class).
     *
     * <p>If this is called multiple times, only a single field will be created.
     *
     * @return the name of the field.
     */
    String addEntityHelperField(ClassName entityClassName);
  }
  