ObjectManager.java

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package org.teiid.designer.core.container;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.resource.Resource;

/**
 * ObjectManager - manager of maps containing EObject instances for models in the workspace. The maps are keyed on the UUID
 * associated with the EObject. Models not found in the "Model Container" cannot be found through the ObjectManager.
 *
 * @since 8.0
 */
public interface ObjectManager {

	EObject findEObject( String id );

	EObject findEObject( String id,
	                     Resource resource );

	/**
	 * Gets the UUID for an object, creating the UUID if one doesn't exist.
	 *
	 * @param object
	 * @return the UUID
	 */
	String getObjectId( EObject object );

	void setObjectId( EObject object,
	                  String id );
}