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An MMOG development framework.

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package com.nkasenides.athlos.persistence;

/**
 * Defines a generic DAO, used for defining functionality for the DAO and UniqueDAO interfaces.
 * @param  The object type.
 */
public interface DAO {

    /**
     * Creates a record/saves an item in the database.
     * @param object The object to save in the database.
     * @return Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean create(T object);

    /**
     * Updates an object in the database.
     * @param object The object to update.
     * @return Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean update(T object);

    /**
     * Deletes an object from the database.
     * @param object The object to delete
     * @return Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean delete(T object);

}