MapId.java

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package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Interface that represents the id of a persistent entity, where the keys correspond to the entity's JavaBean
 * properties.
 *
 * @author Matthew T. Adams
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
public interface MapId extends Map<String, Object> {

	/**
	 * Builder method that adds the value for the named property, then returns {@code this}.
	 *
	 * @param name The property name containing the value.
	 * @param value The property value.
	 * @return {@code this}
	 */
	MapId with(String name, Object value);
}