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package xapi.util.api;
/**
* An interface for objects that have String ids.
*
* Useful for when you want non-homogenous object types to be used as map keys.
*
* @author James X. Nelson ([email protected], @james)
*
*/
public interface HasId {
/**
* @return A string id; often used as map keys.
*/
String getId();
}