WritableObjectHome.java

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package org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.mgt;

import java.io.InputStream;

import org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.Artifact;
import org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.PersistenceException;
import org.sakaiproject.metaobj.shared.model.Type;

/**
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 * User: John Ellis
 * Date: Apr 8, 2004
 * Time: 5:16:54 PM
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 */
public interface WritableObjectHome extends ReadableObjectHome {

   /**
    * Update or add the supplied object to the store.
    *
    * @param object The object to be updated or added
    * @return The object with info such as Id in the
    *         case of add.  In the case of update, the object
    *         will be returned as supplied.
    */
   public Artifact store(Artifact object) throws PersistenceException;

   public void remove(Artifact object) throws PersistenceException;

   public Artifact store(String displayName, String contentType, Type type,
                         InputStream in) throws PersistenceException;

   public Artifact update(Artifact object, InputStream in) throws PersistenceException;
}