/*
* Copyright 2011 Eric F. Savage, code@efsavage.com
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.ajah.user.message;
/**
* All messages must be in some state, which determines the permitted operations
* and display attributes. Common statuses might be UNREAD, DELETED, etc.
*
* @author Eric F. Savage <code@efsavage.com>
*
*/
public interface UserMessageStatus {
/**
* The internal ID of the status.
*
* @return The internal ID of the status. Cannot be null.
*/
String getId();
/**
* The short, display-friendly code of the status. If no code is applicable,
* it should be an alias for the ID.
*
* @return The short, display-friendly code of the status. Cannot be null.
*/
String getCode();
/**
* The display-friendly name of the status. If no name is applicable, it
* should be an alias for the ID or code.
*
* @return The display-friendly name of the status. Cannot be null.
*/
String getName();
/**
* The display-friendly description of the status.
*
* @return The display-friendly description of the status. May be null.
*/
String getDescription();
}