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1   package com.panogenesis.service;
2   
3   import java.io.Serializable;
4   import java.util.List;
5   
6   import com.panogenesis.dao.DAO;
7   
8   public interface Manager {
9       
10      /***
11       * Expose the setDAO method for testing purposes
12       * @param dao
13       */
14      public void setDAO(DAO dao);
15      
16      /***
17       * Generic method used to get a all objects of a particular type. 
18       * @param clazz the type of objects 
19       * @return List of populated objects
20       */
21      public List getObjects(Class clazz);
22      
23      /***
24       * Generic method to get an object based on class and identifier. 
25       * 
26       * @param clazz model class to lookup
27       * @param id the identifier (primary key) of the class
28       * @return a populated object 
29       * @see org.springframework.orm.ObjectRetrievalFailureException
30       */
31      public Object getObject(Class clazz, Serializable id);
32  
33      /***
34       * Generic method to save an object.
35       * @param o the object to save
36       */
37      public void saveObject(Object o);
38  
39      /***
40       * Generic method to delete an object based on class and id
41       * @param clazz model class to lookup
42       * @param id the identifier of the class
43       */
44      public void removeObject(Class clazz, Serializable id);
45  }