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package org.hibernate.ogm.datastore.mongodb;

/**
 * Defines the various association storage strategies
 *
 * @author Alan Fitton <alan at eth0.org.uk>
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard <emmanuel@hibernate.org>
 */
public enum AssociationStorage {
	/**
	 * Store the association info in a unique MongoDB collection for all associations
	 */
	GLOBAL_COLLECTION,
	/**
	 * Store the association in a dedicated MongoDB collection per association
	 */
	COLLECTION,
	/**
	 * Store association information from within the entity
	 */
	IN_ENTITY
}