IEntityHome.java

/**
 *  Filename: IEntityHome.java (in org.repin.android.db)
 *  This file is part of the Redpin project.
 * 
 *  Redpin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
 *  by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 *
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 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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 *
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 *
 *  (c) Copyright ETH Zurich, Pascal Brogle, Philipp Bolliger, 2010, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 * 
 *  www.redpin.org
 */
package org.redpin.android.db;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Interface for all Entity Homes. An Entity Home provides all necessary
 * function to add, get, update and remove entities to/from the database
 * 
 * @author Pascal Brogle (broglep@student.ethz.ch)
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            Element type
 * @param <ID>
 *            Primary key type (depending on database)
 */

public interface IEntityHome<T, ID> {

	public T add(T e);

	public List<T> add(List<T> list);

	public T get(T e);

	public T getById(ID id);

	public List<T> get(List<T> list);

	public List<T> getById(List<ID> ids);

	public List<T> getAll();

	public boolean update(T e);

	public boolean update(List<T> list);

	public boolean remove(T e);

	public boolean removeById(ID id);

	public boolean remove(List<T> list);

	public boolean removeAll();

}