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package org.activiti.engine.impl.db;
/**
* @author Tom Baeyens
*/
public interface PersistentObject {
String getId();
void setId(String id);
/**
* Returns a representation of the object,
* as would be stored in the database.
* Used when deciding if updates have
* occurred to the object or not since
* it was last loaded.
*/
Object getPersistentState();
}