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package org.pentaho.platform.dataaccess.metadata.model;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Represents a Metadata Model object containing one or more {@see ICategory}s
*/
public interface IModel extends Serializable {
/**
* Returns the id of the model
*
* @return
*/
public String getId();
/**
* Returns the id of the domain of the model
*
* @return
*/
public String getDomainId();
/**
* Returns the name of the model for the current locale
*
* @return
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns an array of categories for the model
*
* @return
*/
public ICategory[] getCategories();
/**
* Returns the description of the model for the current locale
*
* @return
*/
public String getDescription();
}