001    /**
002     *   GRANITE DATA SERVICES
003     *   Copyright (C) 2006-2013 GRANITE DATA SERVICES S.A.S.
004     *
005     *   This file is part of the Granite Data Services Platform.
006     *
007     *   Granite Data Services is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008     *   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009     *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010     *   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011     *
012     *   Granite Data Services is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013     *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014     *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
015     *   General Public License for more details.
016     *
017     *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
018     *   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
019     *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
020     *   USA, or see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
021     */
022    package org.granite.tide.data;
023    
024    import java.util.List;
025    
026    import org.granite.tide.data.DataContext.EntityUpdate;
027    
028    
029    /**
030     *  Interface for data update postprocessors.
031     *  Allows processing of updated entities before the updates are dispatched or returned to the clients.
032     *  Can be attached to the <code>DataContext</code> or lookup up by injection when using a DI framework.
033     * 
034     *  @see DataContext
035     * 
036     *  @author William Drai
037     */
038    public interface DataUpdatePostprocessor {
039            
040            public List<EntityUpdate> process(List<EntityUpdate> updates);
041    }