/*
* 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;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Map of properties.
*
* @param <T>
* Type of properties to store.
*/
public interface PropertyMap<T> extends Map<String, Property<T>>
{
/**
* Sets a property with a value.
*
* @param key
* Name of property.
* @param value
* Value of property.
*/
void put(String key, T value);
/**
* Sets a property with a placeholder value.
*
* @param key
* Name of property.
* @param type
* The type of the property.
* @param identity
* The identity of the property.
*/
void put(String key, final Class type, final Serializable identity);
/**
* Causes two keys to point to the same property (so both will hold the same value and lazy-loading will load both);
* creates a new key which will be in sync with an existing key.
*
* @param aliasKey
* New key.
* @param originalKey
* Existing key.
*/
void putAlias(final String aliasKey, final String originalKey);
}