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4 // IGenericDao.java Copyright (c) 2009 Giovanni Azua Garcia
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21 package org.perfectjpattern.jee.api.integration.dao;
22
23 /**
24 * <b>Data Access Object (DAO) Pattern</b>: Abstracts from any direct type of
25 * database or persistence mechanism. Provides specific operations without
26 * exposing details of the database.
27 * <br/><br/>
28 * <b>Responsibility</b> : Complete Generic Data Access Object definition
29 * including:
30 * <br/>
31 * <br/>
32 * <ul>
33 * <li>Creating a new record in the underlying persistent storage</li>
34 * <li>Reading existing records from the underlying persistence
35 * storage through the finder methods as defined in {@link IGenericReadOnlyDao}
36 * </li>
37 * <li>Update an existing record in the underlying persistent storage</li>
38 * <li>Delete an existing record in the underlying persistent storage</li>
39 * <li>Delete all records from the underlying persistent storage</li>
40 * </ul>
41 *
42 * @param <Id> Identification type
43 * @param <Element> Element type
44 *
45 * @see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Access_Object">Data Access
46 * Object wiki definition</a>
47 * @see <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-genericdao.
48 * html">Don't repeat the DAO!</a>
49 *
50 * @author <a href="mailto:bravegag@hotmail.com">Giovanni Azua</a>
51 * @version $Revision: 1.0 $ $Date: Nov 26, 2007 8:24:15 PM $
52 */
53 public
54 interface IGenericDao<Id, Element>
55 extends IGenericReadOnlyDao<Id, Element>, IBaseDao<Id, Element>
56 {
57 // empty
58 }