1 /**
2 * - Digitalis Internal Framework v2.0 -
3 *
4 * (C) 2007, Digitalis Informatica.
5 *
6 * Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda.
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8 * 2780-666 Paco de Arcos
9 * Telefone: (351) 21 4408990
10 * Fax: (351) 21 4408999
11 * http://www.digitalis.pt
12 */
13 package pt.digitalis.dif.dem.interfaces;
14
15 import java.util.Map;
16
17
18 /** This interface exposes behavior regarding Entity messages.
19 *
20 * @author Rodrigo Gonçalves <a href="mailto:rgoncalves@digitalis.pt">rgoncalves@digitalis.pt</a>
21 * @created 2007/05/03
22 */
23 public interface IMessage {
24
25 /** Returns all messages associated with the Entity.
26 *
27 * @return a map with all the messages related to the Entity
28 */
29 public Map<String, String> getMessages();
30
31 /** Returns a message associated with a given ID
32 *
33 * @param messageID the message ID
34 * @return the message with the given id
35 */
36 public String getMessage(String messageID);
37
38 }