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* Copyright 2008-2011 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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*
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*
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package deep.svc;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.springframework.data.repository.NoRepositoryBean;
import org.springframework.data.repository.Repository;
/**
* Interface for generic CRUD operations on a repository for a specific type.
*
* @author Oliver Gierke
* @author Eberhard Wolff
*/
@NoRepositoryBean
public interface AddRepository S save(S entity);
/**
* Saves all given entities.
*
* @param entities
* @return the saved entities
* @throws IllegalArgumentException in case the given entity is (@literal null}.
*/
Iterable save(Iterable entities);
/**
* Retrieves an entity by its id.
*
* @param id must not be {@literal null}.
* @return the entity with the given id or {@literal null} if none found
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code id} is {@literal null}
*/
T findOne(ID id);
/**
* Returns whether an entity with the given id exists.
*
* @param id must not be {@literal null}.
* @return true if an entity with the given id exists, {@literal false} otherwise
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code id} is {@literal null}
*/
boolean exists(ID id);
/**
* Returns all instances of the type.
*
* @return all entities
*/
Iterable