package org.jtheque.messages;
/*
* Copyright JTheque (Baptiste Wicht)
*
* 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
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*/
import org.jtheque.utils.annotations.Immutable;
import org.jtheque.utils.bean.IntDate;
/**
* A message specification. A message must be immutable.
*
* @author Baptiste Wicht
*/
@Immutable
public interface Message extends Comparable<Message> {
/**
* Return the Id of the message.
*
* @return The id of the message.
*/
int getId();
/**
* Return the title of the message.
*
* @return The title of the message.
*/
String getTitle();
/**
* Return the text of the message.
*
* @return The text of the message.
*/
String getText();
/**
* Return the date of the message.
*
* @return The date of the message.
*/
IntDate getDate();
/**
* Return the source of the message.
*
* @return The source of the message.
*/
String getSource();
}