2 * Copyright (C) 2016, 2017 Roland Häder
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17 package org.mxchange.jcountry.model.data;
19 import org.mxchange.jcountry.model.data.Country;
20 import java.io.Serializable;
21 import java.util.List;
22 import javax.ejb.Remote;
23 import org.mxchange.jcountry.exceptions.CountryAlreadyAddedException;
26 * A remote interface for country informations
28 * @author Roland Häder<roland@mxchange.org>
31 public interface CountrySingletonBeanRemote extends Serializable {
34 * Adds given country to database. A pre-check is always done and if found,
35 * a checked exception is thrown.
37 * @param country Country instance to add (persist)
39 * @return Updated country instance with timestamp and id number
41 * @throws org.mxchange.jcountry.exceptions.CountryAlreadyAddedException If the country is already added
43 Country addCountry (final Country country) throws CountryAlreadyAddedException;
46 * All registered countries
48 * @return A list of all countries
50 List<Country> allCountries ();