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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ 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(); }