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/*
 * The Fascinator - GenericDao
 * Copyright (C) 2008-2010 University of Southern Queensland
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (http://www.qcif.edu.au/)
 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */

package com.googlecode.fascinator.dao;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public interface GenericDao  {

    /** Persist the newInstance object into database */
    PK create(T newInstance);

    /** Retrieve an object that was previously persisted to the database using
     *   the indicated id as primary key
     */
    T get(PK id);

    /** Save changes made to a persistent object.  */
    void update(T transientObject);

    /** Remove an object from persistent storage in the database */
    void delete(T persistentObject);
    
    /** Set the query map */
    void setQueryMap(Map queryMap);
    
    /** Execute the named query, passing the params */
    List query(String name, Map properties);
}