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  package org.apache.causeway.core.metamodel.facets.object.logicaltype;
  
  import jakarta.inject.Named;
  
  import org.apache.causeway.applib.id.LogicalType;
  import org.apache.causeway.commons.collections.Can;
  import org.apache.causeway.core.metamodel.facetapi.Facet;
  
  /**
   * Corresponds to the value of {@link Named#value()},
   * that specifies the <i>logical type name</i>
   * of a domain object or interface or abstract type.
   * <p>
   * The <i>logical type name</i> must be unique, among non-abstract classes, but
   * is allowed to be shared with interfaces and abstract classes.
   * <p>
   * Given an arbitrary type hierarchy
   * <pre>
   * class A
   * |__class B
   *    |__abstract class C
   *       |__interface D
   *          |__interface F
   *       |__interface E
   * </pre>
   * Class A and B must have different logical types. Types B, C, D, E, F are
   * in principle allowed to share the same logical type-name. In which case reverse
   * lookup from logical-type-name to type must always resolve the most specific one (B).
   */
  public interface AliasedFacet extends Facet {
  
      Can<LogicalType> getAliases();
  
  }
  