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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);
   
}