class ActiveFedora::Reflection::AbstractReflection

:nodoc:
RuntimeReflection
PolymorphicReflection
ThroughReflection
HasAndBelongsToManyReflection
BelongsToReflection
HasOneReflection
HasManyReflection
AssociationReflection
AggregateReflection
MacroReflection
AbstractReflection
Holds all the methods that are shared between MacroReflection and ThroughReflection.

def alias_candidate(name) 

def alias_candidate(name)
  "#{plural_name}_#{name}"
end

def build_association(attributes, &block)

be passed to the class's constructor.
Returns a new, unsaved instance of the associated class. +attributes+ will 
def build_association(attributes, &block)
  klass.new(attributes, &block)
end

def chain 

def chain
  collect_join_chain
end

def check_validity_of_inverse! 

def check_validity_of_inverse!
  return if polymorphic?
  raise InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError, self if has_inverse? && inverse_of.nil?
end

def class_name

has_many :clients returns 'Client'
composed_of :balance, class_name: 'Money' returns 'Money'

Returns the class name for the macro. 
def class_name
  @class_name ||= (options[:class_name] || derive_class_name).to_s
end

def constraints 

def constraints
  scope_chain.flatten
end

def inverse_of 

def inverse_of
  return unless inverse_name
  @inverse_of ||= klass._reflect_on_association inverse_name
end

def through_reflection?

:nodoc:
RuntimeReflection
PolymorphicReflection
ThroughReflection
HasAndBelongsToManyReflection
BelongsToReflection
HasOneReflection
HasManyReflection
AssociationReflection
AggregateReflection
MacroReflection
AbstractReflection

Holds all the methods that are shared between MacroReflection and ThroughReflection. 
def through_reflection?
  false
end