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package crud;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Implementation;

/**
 * The model representing a sample CRUD implementation in an SCA assembly model.
 * 
 * The sample CRUD implementation is not a full blown implementation, it only
 * supports a subset of what a component implementation can support:
 * - a single fixed service (as opposed to a list of services typed by different interfaces
 * - a directory attribute used to specify where a CRUD component is going to persist
 * resources
 * - no references or properties
 * - no policy intents or policy sets
 */
public interface CRUDImplementation extends Implementation {

    /**
     * Returns the directory used by CRUD implementations to persist resources.
     * 
     * @return the directory used to persist resources
     */
    public String getDirectory();

    /**
     * Sets the directory used by CRUD implementations to persist resources.
     * 
     * @param directory the directory used to persist resources
     */
    public void setDirectory(String directory);

}