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package org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.persistence;
import org.jboss.managed.api.ManagedObject;
import org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.persistence.xml.PersistedManagedObject;
/**
* The managed object persistence plugin, handling the persistence
* of a ManagedObject.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:emuckenh@redhat.com">Emanuel Muckenhuber</a>
* @version $Revision$
*/
public interface ManagedObjectPersistencePlugin
{
/**
* Get the plugin type.
*
* @return the type
*/
String getType();
/**
* Get the value persistence.
*
* @return the value persistence
*/
AbstractValuePersistence getValuePersistence();
/**
* Get the value recreation.
*
* @return the value recreation
*/
AbstractValueRecreation getValueRecreation();
/**
* Create a persisted managed object
*
* @param mo the managed object
* @return the persistence xml meta data for managed object
*/
PersistedManagedObject createPersistedManagedObject(ManagedObject mo);
/**
* Create a persisted managed object
*
* @param persisted the persisted managed object
* @param mo the managed object
* @return the persistence xml meta data for managed object
*/
PersistedManagedObject createPersistedManagedObject(PersistedManagedObject persisted, ManagedObject mo);
/**
* Create a managed object, based on the persisted information.
*
* @param persisted the persisted managed object
* @return the managed object
*/
ManagedObject createManagedObject(PersistedManagedObject persisted);
/**
* Update a managed object, based on the persisted information.
*
* @param persisted the persisted managed object
* @param mo the managed object
* @return the managed object
*/
ManagedObject updateManagedObject(PersistedManagedObject persisted, ManagedObject mo);
}
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