Creatable.java

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package org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.resource.api;

import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.SimpleObject;
import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RequestContext;
import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.response.ResponseException;

/**
 * Interface implemented by resources that have the standard-pattern Create operation
 */
public interface Creatable extends Resource {
	
	/**
	 * Creates a resource (presumably saving it to some persistent storage) and returns the resource
	 * created
	 * 
	 * @param post
	 * @param context
	 * @return
	 * @throws ResponseException
	 */
	public Object create(SimpleObject post, RequestContext context) throws ResponseException;
	
}