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package org.exolab.castor.jdo;

/**
 * A call-back get/set the time stamp.
 * 
 * @author <a href="on@ibis.odessa.ua">Oleg Nitz</a>
 * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar
 *          2003) $
 */
public interface TimeStampable {
    
    /**
     * Default time stamp. 
     */
    long NO_TIMESTAMP = 0;

    /**
     * Set the time stamp.
     * 
     * @param timestamp
     *                The time stamp
     */
    void jdoSetTimeStamp(long timestamp);

    /**
     * Get the time stamp. 
     * 
     * NOTE: immediately after the object creation this
     * method must return 0, this is an indication of the new object.
     * @return the current time stamp. 
     */
    long jdoGetTimeStamp();
}