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+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/artifactdatabase/data/StateData.java	Thu Apr 25 10:57:18 2013 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 by Intevation GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
+ * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
+ * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
+ */
+package de.intevation.artifactdatabase.data;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
+ */
+public interface StateData extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the data object.
+     *
+     * @return the name.
+     */
+    public String getName();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the description of the data object.
+     *
+     * @return the description of the data object.
+     */
+    public String getDescription();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the data object as string.
+     *
+     * @return the type as string.
+     */
+    public String getType();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the data object.
+     *
+     * @return the value.
+     */
+    public Object getValue();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Set the value of this data object.
+     *
+     * @param value The new value for this data object.
+     */
+    public void setValue(Object value);
+
+    public StateData deepCopy();
+}
+// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 si et sta sts=4 fenc=utf-8 :