Cloneable (mongodb-managed-entities 0.0.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Manageable
```
public interface Cloneable
extends Manageable
```
An entity that can be cloned/copied

Author:

Shashank Sharma

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface Cloneable.CopiedEntityCallback<E extends Manageable>

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default <E extends Manageable> E`	`clone(Cloneable.CopiedEntityCallback<E> callback)`	Provides an implementation of cloning a document and saving it inside the database.
`default <E extends Manageable> E`	`copy()`	Copies an entity but does not save it in the database.
`default <E extends Manageable> E`	`simpleClone()`	Simple clone with identity callback

Methods inherited from interface com.alpha.mongodb.entitymanager.entity.Manageable
detach, getEntityInformation, isManaged

- Method Detail
  - clone
```
default <E extends Manageable> E clone(Cloneable.CopiedEntityCallback<E> callback)
                                throws ManagedEntityRuntimeException
```
    Provides an implementation of cloning a document and saving it inside the database. A callback can be provided that will be applied after copying the entity
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - type of the entity
    
    Parameters:
    
    callback - Callback to be applied on the copied entity before saving it to the database
    
    Returns:
    
    a managed entity that is a clone of this object
    
    Throws:
    
    ManagedEntityRuntimeException - Managed Entity Runtime exception
  - simpleClone
```
default <E extends Manageable> E simpleClone()
                                      throws ManagedEntityRuntimeException
```
    Simple clone with identity callback
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - type of the entity
    
    Returns:
    
    a managed entity that is a clone of this object
    
    Throws:
    
    ManagedEntityRuntimeException - Managed Entity Runtime exception
  - copy
```
default <E extends Manageable> E copy()
                               throws ManagedEntityRuntimeException
```
    Copies an entity but does not save it in the database.
    
    Returns:
    
    a managed entity that is a copy of this object
    
    Throws:
    
    ManagedEntityRuntimeException - Managed Entity Runtime exception