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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.annotatedlineeditor;
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import java.util.List;
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/**
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* Performs the retrieving and saving of a list of entities edited by a <code>ListEditor<code>,
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* interacting with the persistence layer.
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* <p>
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* The methods' element input parameter is typically the <code>ListEditor<code>'s <code>IEditorInput<code>.
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*
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* @author p.ciardelli
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* @created 07.07.2009
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* @version 1.0
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public interface IEntityPersistenceService {
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List<?> listEntities();
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* <p>create</p>
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boolean create(Object entity);
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* <p>save</p>
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boolean save(Object entity);
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}
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