/** * Copyright (C) 2015 Caratarse Auth Team <lucio.benfante@gmail.com> * * This file is part of Caratarse Auth Model. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.caratarse.auth.model.po; import java.util.Date; /** * Interfaces for entities that support logical deletion. * * @author <a href="mailto:lucio.benfante@gmail.com">Lucio Benfante</a> */ public interface LogicallyDeleted { /** * The logically deleted flag. * * @return true if the entity should be considered logically deleted. */ boolean checkDeleted(); /** * Get the deleted timestamp for logically deleted objects. (null if not deleted) * * @return not null if the object should be considered logically deleted. */ Date getDeleted(); /** * Set the timestamp for logically deleted objects. * * @param deleted not null if the instance should be considered logically deleted. */ public void setDeleted(Date deleted); }