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  package com.vodafone360.people.database.persistenceHelper;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  
  /**
   * Annotations for declaring persistable Classes and a marker interface.
   * <p>
   * A Class which should be persisted in DB using the persistenceHelper must
   * implement the persistable interface and declare its columns with the
   * annotations
   * <p>
   * 
   * @version %I%, %G%
   */
  public interface Persistable {
  
      /**
       * Annotation for binding a field to a column.
       */
      public @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
      @interface Column {
          /** column name. **/
          String name();
      }
  
      /**
       * Annotation for binding a class to a table.
       */
      public @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
      @interface Table {
          /** table name. **/
          String name();
      }
  
      /**
       * Annotation for declaring an id field.
       */
      public @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
      @interface Id {
  
      }
  
      /**
       * Annotation for declaring an entity.
       */
      public @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
      @interface Entity {
  
      }
  
  }
  