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package org.apache.brooklyn.api.mgmt.rebind.mementos;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.brooklyn.api.entity.Entity;
import org.apache.brooklyn.api.mgmt.rebind.RebindSupport;
import org.apache.brooklyn.api.objs.EntityAdjunct;

/**
 * Represents the internal state of something in brooklyn, so that it can be reconstructed (e.g. after restarting brooklyn).
 * 
 * @see RebindSupport
 * 
 * @author aled
 */
public interface Memento extends Serializable {

    /**
     * The version of brooklyn used when this memento was generated.
     */
    String getBrooklynVersion();
    
    String getId();
    
    public String getType();
    
    public String getCatalogItemId();
    
    public String getDisplayName();
    
    /**
     * A (weakly-typed) property set for this memento.
     * These can be used to avoid sub-classing the entity memento, but developers can sub-class to get strong typing if desired.
     * 
     * @deprecated since 0.7.0; use config/attributes so generic persistence will work, rather than requiring "custom fields"
     */
    @Deprecated
    public Object getCustomField(String name);

    /**
     * @deprecated since 0.7.0; use config/attributes so generic persistence will work, rather than requiring "custom fields"
     */
    @Deprecated
    public Map<String, ? extends Object> getCustomFields();
    
    public String toVerboseString();
    
    public void injectTypeClass(Class<?> clazz);
    
    /**
     * Returns the injected type class, or null if not injected.
     * <p>
     * This is useful for ensuring the correct classloader is used (e.g. for {@link EntityMemento} 
     * previously calling {@code EntityTypes.getDefinedSensors(getType())}. 
     */
    public Class<?> getTypeClass();

    public Collection<Object> getTags();
    
    public Map<String,Set<String>> getRelations();
    
    /** Null for {@link Entity}, but important for adjuncts; see {@link EntityAdjunct#getUniqueTag()} */
    public String getUniqueTag();
}