OIdentifiable.java example

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package com.orientechnologies.orient.core.db.record;

import java.util.Comparator;

import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.id.ORID;
import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.record.ORecord;
import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.storage.OStorage;

/**
 * Base interface for identifiable objects. This abstraction is required to use ORID and ORecord in many points.
 * 
 * @author Luca Garulli (l.garulli--at--orientechnologies.com)
 * 
 */
public interface OIdentifiable extends Comparable<OIdentifiable>, Comparator<OIdentifiable> {
  /**
   * Returns the record identity.
   * 
   * @return ORID instance
   */
  ORID getIdentity();

  /**
   * Returns the record instance.
   * 
   * @return ORecord instance
   */
  <T extends ORecord> T getRecord();

  void lock(boolean iExclusive);

  boolean isLocked();

  OStorage.LOCKING_STRATEGY lockingStrategy();

  void unlock();
}