BlogEntry.java

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package org.apache.aries.samples.blog.api;

import java.util.Date;

public interface BlogEntry
{
  /** 
   * Get the title of the blog posting.
   * @return the title String
   */
  String getTitle();

  /** 
   * Get the body of the blog posting.
   * @return the body content as a String
   */
  String getBody();

  /** 
   * Get the author of the blog entry.
   * @return the author's display name or email address if display name is null
   */
  BlogAuthor getAuthor();

  /**
   * Get the email address of the author of the blog posting.
   * @return the author's email address
   */
  String getAuthorEmail();

  /**
   * Get the publish date of a blog posting.
   * @return the date of publish
   */
  public Date getPublishDate();

  /**
   * Get the Id value for the blog posting. 
   * @return the id value
   */
  public long getId();
  
}