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package org.activiti.engine.repository;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Represents a deployment that is already present in the process repository.
 * 
 * A deployment is a container for resources such as process definitions, images, forms, etc.
 * 
 * When a deployment is 'deployed' through the {@link org.activiti.engine.RuntimeService}, 
 * the Activiti engine will recognize certain of such resource types and act upon 
 * them (eg process definitions will be parsed to an executable Java artifact).
 * 
 * To create a Deployment, use the {@link org.activiti.engine.repository.DeploymentBuilder}. 
 * A Deployment on itself is a read-only object and its content cannot be 
 * changed after deployment (hence the builder that needs to be used).
 * 
 * @author Tom Baeyens
 * @author Joram Barrez
 */
public interface Deployment {

  String getId();
  
  String getName();
  
  Date getDeploymentTime();
  
  String getCategory();
  
}