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/* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package org.activiti.engine.impl.db;


/**
 * @author Tom Baeyens
 */
public interface PersistentObject {

  String getId();
  void setId(String id);

  /**
   * Returns a representation of the object,
   *  as would be stored in the database.
   * Used when deciding if updates have
   *  occurred to the object or not since
   *  it was last loaded. 
   */
  Object getPersistentState();
}