LogicalDeploymentCloner.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Orange
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.francetelecom.clara.cloud.deployment.logical.service;

import com.francetelecom.clara.cloud.logicalmodel.LogicalDeployment;

/**
 * Takes the content of a source {@link com.francetelecom.clara.cloud.logicalmodel.LogicalDeployment} and creates a deep copy
 */
public interface LogicalDeploymentCloner {

    /**
     * Copies full content of the LogicalDeployment (member variables and aggregated fields)
     * @param source an attached (within the current persistence context) LogicalDeployment to copy services from
     */
    LogicalDeployment deepCopy(LogicalDeployment source);
}