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package org.apache.thrift.meta_data {

  import flash.utils.Dictionary;

  /**
   * This class is used to store meta data about thrift fields. Every field in a
   * a struct should have a corresponding instance of this class describing it.
   *
   */
  public class FieldMetaData {
  
    public var fieldName:String;
    public var requirementType:int;
    public var valueMetaData:FieldValueMetaData;
  
    private static var structMap:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
  
    public function FieldMetaData(name:String, req:int, vMetaData:FieldValueMetaData) {
      this.fieldName = name;
      this.requirementType = req;
      this.valueMetaData = vMetaData;
    }
  
    public static function addStructMetaDataMap(sClass:Class, map:Dictionary):void{
      structMap[sClass] = map;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a map with metadata (i.e. instances of FieldMetaData) that
     * describe the fields of the given class.
     *
     * @param sClass The TBase class for which the metadata map is requested
     */
    public static function getStructMetaDataMap(sClass:Class):Dictionary {
      return structMap[sClass];
    }
  }
}