/*
* Copyright (c) 2011 Lockheed Martin Corporation
*
* 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 org.eurekastreams.server.domain;
/**
* Represents an "entity" in the system which can be identified.
*/
public interface Identifiable
{
/**
* @return The (numeric database) id of the entity
*/
long getEntityId();
/**
* @return The string-based unique identifier of the identity.
*/
String getUniqueId();
/**
* @return The type of the entity.
*/
EntityType getEntityType();
/**
* @return The name to display for the entity.
*/
String getDisplayName();
}