﻿//
// IEntity.cs
//
// Author:
//       Seyed Razavi <monkeyx@gmail.com>
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using System;

namespace Phoenix.BL.Entities
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A base interface for business object entities
    /// </summary>
    public interface IEntity
    {
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the identifier.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The identifier.</value>
		int Id { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the created at.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The created at.</value>
        DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the updated at.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The updated at.</value>
        DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the group that the entity belongs to
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The group.</value>
		string Group { get; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the group short name the entity belongs to
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The group short name.</value>
		string GroupShortName { get; }
    }
}

