ResourceIdSplitter.java

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package org.opennms.newts.cassandra.search;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Used to split a resource id into elements and join these back
 * into a resource id.
 *
 * @author jwhite
 */
public interface ResourceIdSplitter {

    public static char SEPARATOR = ':';

    public List<String> splitIdIntoElements(String id);

    public String joinElementsToId(List<String> elements);
}