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/*
 * Copyright 2008-2019 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.springframework.data.domain;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

/**
 * Simple interface for entities.
 *
 * @param <ID> the type of the identifier
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 * @author Christoph Strobl
 */
public interface Persistable<ID> {

    /**
     * Returns the id of the entity.
     *
     * @return the id. Can be {@literal null}.
     */
    @Nullable
    ID getId();

    /**
     * Returns if the {@code Persistable} is new or was persisted already.
     *
     * @return if {@literal true} the object is new.
     */
    boolean isNew();
}