IDuplicateable.java

/*
 org.org.lib.model is a java library/OSGI Bundle
 Providing a tree model utility.
 Copyright (C) 2007  Pierre-Antoine Grégoire
 
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 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 */
package org.org.model;

@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public interface IDuplicateable<T extends AbstractModelItem> {
	/**
	 * Duplicates the given modelItem to a new modelItem with a different id.<br>
	 * New objects should be created for children also, parent should be removed,<br>
	 * and references to parent in children updated.
	 * 
	 * @param changedState
	 * @return
	 */
	public T duplicate(Object... changedData);
}