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package org.eurekastreams.server.service.actions.strategies;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import org.eurekastreams.commons.actions.context.PrincipalActionContext;
import org.eurekastreams.commons.actions.context.TaskHandlerActionContext;
/**
* Persists a resource.
*
* @param <T>
* the resource type.
*/
public interface ResourcePersistenceStrategy<T>
{
/**
* Gets a resource.
*
* @param inActionContext
* the action context.
* @param inFields
* the resources fields.
* @return the resource.
*/
T get(final TaskHandlerActionContext<PrincipalActionContext> inActionContext, Map<String, Serializable> inFields);
/**
* Persists a resource.
*
* @param inActionContext
* the action context.
* @param inFields
* form data from the user describing the resource
* @param inResource
* the resource.
* @throws Exception
* Note: can this be made more narrow?
*/
void persist(TaskHandlerActionContext<PrincipalActionContext> inActionContext, Map<String, Serializable> inFields,
T inResource) throws Exception;
}