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* Copyright (c) 2009--2010 Red Hat, Inc.
*
* This software is licensed to you under the GNU General Public License,
* version 2 (GPLv2). There is NO WARRANTY for this software, express or
* implied, including the implied warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
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* along with this software; if not, see
* http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt.
*
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* in this software or its documentation.
*/
package com.redhat.rhn.manager;
import com.redhat.rhn.common.validator.ValidatorError;
import com.redhat.rhn.domain.user.User;
/**
* PersistOperation - interface defining a way to store objects to a
* persistence layer. The main method is "store()" that defines the Operation
* for storing an Object to the db.
*
* @version $Rev$
*/
public interface PersistOperation {
/**
* All PersistOperations must have a User object
* who is performing the Operation.
* @return User performing the Operation.
*/
User getUser();
/**
* Perform the storage Operation to the Persistence
* Layer.
* @return ValidatorError if there was an error trying
* to store the object.
*/
ValidatorError store();
}