IPersistentObject.java

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package org.eclipse.jubula.client.core.model;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * interface to bundle all PO-classes
 * @author BREDEX GmbH
 * @created 20.06.2005
 */
public interface IPersistentObject extends Serializable {
    /**
     * max length of a string in the database
     */
    public static final int MAX_STRING_LENGTH = 4000;
    
    /**
     * @return version
     */
    public Integer getVersion();
    
    /**
     * only for Persistence (JPA / EclipseLink)
     * @return returns the id.
     */
    public Long getId();
    
    /**
     * @return name of object
     */
    public String getName();
    
    /**
     * @return the (database) ID of the parent project.
     */
    public Long getParentProjectId();

    /**
     * @param projectId the (database) ID of the parent project.
     */
    public void setParentProjectId(Long projectId);

}