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 */
package com.servoy.j2db.persistence;

import java.util.Iterator;

import com.servoy.j2db.util.UUID;


/**
 * Interface for consistency let the repository delete the child if it has deleted from db or a object which is created via cloning to inform the parent about
 * his presence.<br>
 * mainly used to keep the object structure consistent
 *
 * @author jblok, jcompagner
 */
public interface ISupportChilds extends IPersist
{

	Iterator<IPersist> getAllObjects();

	<T extends IPersist> Iterator<T> getObjects(int type) throws RepositoryException;

	IPersist getChild(UUID childUuid);

	/**
	 * Never call these methods directly, use obj.createXYZ() and obj.delete() instead
	 */
	void addChild(IPersist child);

	/**
	 * Only changes the in-mem model, does not do actual deletes anywhere else!
	 */
	void removeChild(IPersist child);
}