JPA-RS/org.eclipse.persistence.jpars/src/org/eclipse/persistence/jpa/rs/metadata/MetadataStore.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.rs.metadata;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Implementers are capable of storing information about a PersistenceContext in some kind of a persistent store
 * @author tware
 *
 */
public interface MetadataStore {

    public void persistMetadata(String name, String url);
    
    public List<Application> retreiveMetadata();
    
    public void close();
    
    public void clearMetadata();
    
    public boolean isInitialized();
    
    public Map<String, Object> getProperties();

    public void setProperties(Map<String, Object> properties);
}