2 * Copyright (C) 2016 Roland Häder
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17 package org.mxchange.jcountry.data;
19 import java.io.Serializable;
20 import java.util.List;
21 import javax.ejb.Remote;
22 import org.mxchange.jcountry.exceptions.CountryAlreadyAddedException;
25 * A remote interface for country informations
27 * @author Roland Häder<roland@mxchange.org>
30 public interface CountrySingletonBeanRemote extends Serializable {
33 * Adds given country to database. A pre-check is always done and if found,
34 * a checked exception is thrown.
36 * @param country Country instance to add (persist)
38 * @return Updated country instance with timestamp and id number
40 * @throws org.mxchange.jcountry.exceptions.CountryAlreadyAddedException If the country is already added
42 Country addCountry (final Country country) throws CountryAlreadyAddedException;
45 * All registered countries
47 * @return A list of all countries
49 List<Country> allCountries ();