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  package org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush.service;
  
  import org.jboss.aerogear.unifiedpush.api.Variant;
  
  /**
   * Service class that offers functionality to deal with the different variants (e.g. Android, iOS or SimplePush variants).
   */
  public interface GenericVariantService {
  
      /**
       * Store a new Variant object on the database.
       *
       * @param variant the variant
       */
      void addVariant(Variant variant);
  
      /**
       * Performs an update/merge on the given entity.
       *
       * @param variant the variant
       */
      void updateVariant(Variant variant);
  
      /**
       * Returns the Variant entity, matching the given variantID.
       *
       * @param variantID the id
       *
       * @return the variant
       */
      Variant findByVariantID(String variantID);
  
      /**
       * Removes the given variant entity.
       *
       * @param variant the variant
       */
      void removeVariant(Variant variant);
  
  }
  