SolarNodeDao.java

/* ===================================================================
 * SolarNodeDao.java
 * 
 * Created Aug 18, 2008 3:11:00 PM
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package net.solarnetwork.central.dao;

import net.solarnetwork.central.domain.SolarNode;

/**
 * DAO API for SolarNode data.
 * 
 * @author matt
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface SolarNodeDao extends GenericDao<SolarNode, Long> {

	/**
	 * Get an unused node ID value.
	 * 
	 * <p>Once an ID has been returned by this method, that ID will
	 * never be returned again.</p>
	 * 
	 * @return an unused node ID
	 */
	Long getUnusedNodeId();
	
}