ProxyIdAccessor.java

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package org.springframework.data.jpa.provider;

/**
 * Interface for a persistence provider specific accessor of identifiers held in proxies.
 * 
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface ProxyIdAccessor {

	/**
	 * Returns whether the {@link ProxyIdAccessor} should be used for the given entity. Will inspect the entity to see
	 * whether it is a proxy so that lenient id lookup can be used.
	 * 
	 * @param entity must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	boolean shouldUseAccessorFor(Object entity);

	/**
	 * Returns the identifier of the given entity by leniently inspecting it for the identifier value.
	 * 
	 * @param entity must not be {@literal null}.
	 * @return
	 */
	Object getIdentifierFrom(Object entity);
}