org.seedstack.business.domain

Interface IdentityService

public interface IdentityService

IdentityService provides the ability to generate an identity using an IdentityGenerator and inject it in the specified entity.

See Also:

IdentityGenerator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<E extends Entity<I>,I> E	identify(E entity) Identifies the given entity.

Method Detail

identify

<E extends Entity<I>,I> E identify(E entity)
                            throws IdentityExistsException

Identifies the given entity.

Type Parameters:

E - the entity type.

I - the entity key type.

Parameters:

entity - the entity to identify.

Returns:

the identified entity.

Throws:

IdentityExistsException - if the entity already has an identity.