/**
* $Id: Propertyable.java 105077 2012-02-24 22:54:29Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
* $URL: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/entitybroker/trunk/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/entitybroker/entityprovider/capabilities/Propertyable.java $
* AutoRegister.java - entity-broker - 31 May 2007 7:01:11 PM - azeckoski
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package org.sakaiproject.entitybroker.entityprovider.capabilities;
import org.sakaiproject.entitybroker.entityprovider.EntityProvider;
/**
* Allows entities handled by the entity provider which implements this interface to have meta properties
* attached to them, properties can be accessed via the {@link EntityBroker}, properties will be
* stored and retrieved using the internal entity property retrieval implementation<br/>
* For our usage, meta properties are extra or additional properties that are attached to an entity
* at runtime but are persisted so they can be retrieved later<br/>
* <b>WARNING:</b> this should be used only for properties of entities which will be accessed very
* lightly, for production level access OR the ability to control how properties are stored on your
* own entities, you should use the {@link PropertyProvideable} instead <br/>
* This is one of the capability extensions for the {@link EntityProvider} interface<br/>
*
* @author Aaron Zeckoski (aaronz@vt.edu)
*/
public interface Propertyable extends EntityProvider {
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}