Comment.java

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

import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.aries.samples.blog.api.persistence.Author;
import org.apache.aries.samples.blog.api.persistence.Entry;

public interface Comment {
	 /** Get comment 
	   *  @return the String representing the comment 
	   */
	  String getComment();
	  
	  /** Get the author of the comment 
	   *  @return the BlogAuthor instance 
	   */
	  Author getAuthor();
	  
	  /** Get the parent blog post for the comment 
	   *  @return the BlogPost instance the comment is attached to.  
	   */
	  Entry getEntry();

	  /** Get the Id value of the comment 
	   *  @return the integer id of the comment 
	   */
	  int getId();
	  
	  /** Get the creation date for the comment 
	   *  @return the String representation of the date the comment was
	   *  created in dd-mm-yyyy format. 
	   */
	  Date getCreationDate();
}