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package org.activiti.engine.task;
import java.util.Date;
import org.activiti.engine.TaskService;
/**
* Any type of content that is be associated with a task or with a process instance.
*
*/
public interface Attachment {
/** unique id for this attachment */
String getId();
/** free user defined short (max 255 chars) name for this attachment */
String getName();
/** free user defined short (max 255 chars) name for this attachment */
void setName(String name);
/**
* long (max 255 chars) explanation what this attachment is about in context of the task and/or process instance it's linked to.
*/
String getDescription();
/**
* long (max 255 chars) explanation what this attachment is about in context of the task and/or process instance it's linked to.
*/
void setDescription(String description);
/**
* indication of the type of content that this attachment refers to. Can be mime type or any other indication.
*/
String getType();
/** reference to the task to which this attachment is associated. */
String getTaskId();
/**
* reference to the process instance to which this attachment is associated.
*/
String getProcessInstanceId();
/**
* the remote URL in case this is remote content. If the attachment content was {@link TaskService#createAttachment(String, String, String, String, String, java.io.InputStream) uploaded with an
* input stream}, then this method returns null and the content can be fetched with {@link TaskService#getAttachmentContent(String)}.
*/
String getUrl();
/** reference to the user who created this attachment. */
String getUserId();
/** timestamp when this attachment was created */
Date getTime();
/** timestamp when this attachment was created */
void setTime(Date time);
/** the id of the byte array entity storing the content */
String getContentId();
}