/* * 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(); }