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package com.compendium.core.datamodel.services;
/**
* The interface for the Service class, which is the base class for all Service classes.
*
* @author Sajid and Rema / Michelle Bachler
*/
public interface IService {
/**
* Return the name of this service.
*
* @return String, the name of this service.
*/
public String getServiceName();
/**
* Set the name of this service.
*
* @param String sName, the name of this service.
*/
public void setServiceName(String sName);
/**
* Return the IServiceManager instance use by this service.
*
* @return IServiceManager, the IServiceManager instance use by this service.
*/
public IServiceManager getServiceManager();
}