AbstractUpdateResult.java

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 * Copyright 2011 ArcBees Inc.
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package com.gwtplatform.dispatch.rpc.shared;

/**
 * Provides support for simple update response which contain both the old value and new value.
 *
 * @param <T> The value type.
 */
public abstract class AbstractUpdateResult<T> implements Result {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private T newValue;

    private T oldValue;

    public AbstractUpdateResult(T oldValue, T newValue) {
        this.oldValue = oldValue;
        this.newValue = newValue;
    }

    /**
     * For serialization support only. Subclasses should provide an package-local (aka default) empty constructor.
     */
    protected AbstractUpdateResult() {
    }

    /**
     * The new/current value.
     *
     * @return The new value.
     */
    public T getNew() {
        return newValue;
    }

    /**
     * The previous value.
     *
     * @return The old value.
     */
    public T getOld() {
        return oldValue;
    }
}