/*
* Copyright 2013 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
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*/
package com.ajah.util;
/**
* This marker interface means that the object's has a getId() method, useful
* for persitence mechanisms.
*
* This version adds some enum fields to the standard {@link Identifiable}
* interface.
*
* @author <a href="http://efsavage.com">Eric F. Savage</a>, <a
* href="mailto:code@efsavage.com">code@efsavage.com</a>.
* @param <K>
* ID type.
*/
public interface IdentifiableEnum<K extends Comparable<K>> extends Identifiable<K> {
/**
* @see Enum#name()
* @return The enum's name as declared in code.
*/
String name();
/**
* Returns the name property of the enum. Value is not necessarily the same
* as {@link #name()}
*
* @return The name property of the enum.
*/
String getName();
/**
* A code/shorthand for the enum.
*
* @return The code property of the enum.
*/
String getCode();
}