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+ ******************************************************************************/\r
+\r
+\r
+package org.onap.dmaap.datarouter.provisioning.beans;\r
+\r
+import java.sql.Connection;\r
+\r
+import org.json.JSONObject;\r
+\r
+/**\r
+ * This abstract class defines the "contract" for beans that can be sync-ed with the database,\r
+ * by means of straight comparison. The <i>getKey</i> method is used to return the primary key\r
+ * used to identify a record.\r
+ *\r
+ * @author Robert Eby\r
+ * @version $Id: Syncable.java,v 1.1 2013/07/05 13:48:05 eby Exp $\r
+ */\r
+public abstract class Syncable implements Deleteable, Insertable, Updateable, JSONable {\r
+ @Override\r
+ abstract public JSONObject asJSONObject();\r
+\r
+ @Override\r
+ abstract public boolean doUpdate(Connection c);\r
+\r
+ @Override\r
+ abstract public boolean doInsert(Connection c);\r
+\r
+ @Override\r
+ abstract public boolean doDelete(Connection c);\r
+\r
+ /**\r
+ * Get the "natural key" for this object type, as a String.\r
+ * @return the key\r
+ */\r
+ abstract public String getKey();\r
+}\r