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package org.nakedobjects.metamodel.adapter.oid;
import org.nakedobjects.metamodel.adapter.NakedObject;
import org.nakedobjects.metamodel.commons.encoding.Encodable;
public interface Oid extends Encodable {
/**
* Copies the content of the specified oid into this oid.
*
*
* After this call the {@link #hashCode()} return by both the specified object and this
* object will be the same, and both objects will be {@link #equals(Object) equal}.
*/
void copyFrom(Oid oid);
/**
* Returns the pending oid if there is one.
*
* @see #hasPrevious()
* @see #clearPrevious()
*/
Oid getPrevious();
/**
* Returns true if this oid contains a {@link #getPrevious() previous} value, specifically that the {@link Oid} was changed from
* transient to persistent.
*
* @see #getPrevious()
* @see #clearPrevious()
*/
boolean hasPrevious();
/**
* Indicate that the {@link #getPrevious() previous value} has been used to remap the {@link NakedObject adapter}
* and should not been cleared.
*
* @see #getPrevious()
* @see #hasPrevious()
*/
void clearPrevious();
/**
* Flags whether this OID is temporary, and is for a transient object..
*/
boolean isTransient();
/**
* Marks the Oid as persistent.
*/
void makePersistent();
}
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