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package org.activiti.engine.task;
import org.activiti.engine.TaskService;
/** Any type of content that is be associated with
* a task or with a process instance.
*
* @author Tom Baeyens
*/
public interface Attachment {
/** unique id for this attachment */
String getId();
/** free user defined short (max 255 chars) name for this attachment */
String getName();
/** free user defined short (max 255 chars) name for this attachment */
void setName(String name);
/** long (max 255 chars) explanation what this attachment is about in context of the task and/or process instance it's linked to. */
String getDescription();
/** long (max 255 chars) explanation what this attachment is about in context of the task and/or process instance it's linked to. */
void setDescription(String description);
/** indication of the type of content that this attachment refers to. Can be mime type or any other indication. */
String getType();
/** reference to the task to which this attachment is associated. */
String getTaskId();
/** reference to the process instance to which this attachment is associated. */
String getProcessInstanceId();
/** the remote URL in case this is remote content. If the attachment content was
* {@link TaskService#createAttachment(String, String, String, String, String, java.io.InputStream) uploaded with an input stream},
* then this method returns null and the content can be fetched with {@link TaskService#getAttachmentContent(String)}. */
String getUrl();
}