at.mug.iqm.api.model

Interface IVirtualizable

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

VirtualDataBox

public interface IVirtualizable
extends Serializable

This interface has to be implemented by IQM objects which are temporarily stored on the hard disk.

Author:

Philipp Kainz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
UUID	getID() Returns the unique identifier (ID) of this IqmDataBox object.
File	getLocation() Get the location of the IVirtualizable object in the file system.
void	setLocation(File location) Set the location in the file system for the IVirtualizable object.

Method Detail

setLocation

void setLocation(File location)

Set the location in the file system for the IVirtualizable object.

Parameters:

location - the location in the file system

getLocation

File getLocation()

Get the location of the IVirtualizable object in the file system.

Returns:

the File object containing the location

getID

UUID getID()

Returns the unique identifier (ID) of this IqmDataBox object.

This ID will be used to map the object to it's serialized state on the hard drive.

Returns:

the id of the object