DATACMNS-1161 - Renamed PersistentProperty.getPersitentEntityType(…) to ….getPersitentEntityTypes(…).

The new name currently delegates to old version, so classes only implementing the old method still work. Old name is deprecated.

Original pull request: #243.

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * @author Jon Brisbin
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Jens Schauder
  */
 public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {
 
@@ -61,6 +62,16 @@ public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {
 	 */
 	TypeInformation<?> getTypeInformation();
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link TypeInformation} if the property references a {@link PersistentEntity}. Will return
+	 * {@literal null} in case it refers to a simple type. Will return {@link Collection}'s component type or the
+	 * {@link Map}'s value type transparently.
+	 *
+	 * @Deprecated Use getPersistentEntityTypes instead.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityType();
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the {@link TypeInformation} if the property references a {@link PersistentEntity}. Will return
 	 * {@literal null} in case it refers to a simple type. Will return {@link Collection}'s component type or the
@@ -68,7 +79,9 @@ public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {
 	 *
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityType();
+	default Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityTypes() {
+		return getPersistentEntityType();
+	};
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the getter method to access the property value if available. Might return {@literal null} in case there is

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContext.java

@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?
 				return;
 			}
 
-			property.getPersistentEntityType().forEach(AbstractMappingContext.this::addPersistentEntity);
+			property.getPersistentEntityTypes().forEach(AbstractMappingContext.this::addPersistentEntity);
 		}
 	}
 

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getPersistentEntityType()
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	@Override
 	public Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityType() {