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package org.hibernate.engine.spi;

import java.util.Set;

Specify if an entity class is instrumented to track field changes
Author:
Ståle W. Pedersen/**
 * Specify if an entity class is instrumented to track field changes
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:stale.pedersen@jboss.org">Ståle W. Pedersen</a>
 */
public interface SelfDirtinessTracker {
	
Return true if any fields has been changed
/**
	 * Return true if any fields has been changed
	 */
	boolean $$_hibernate_hasDirtyAttributes();

	
Get the field names of all the fields thats been changed
/**
	 * Get the field names of all the fields thats been changed
	 */
	Set<String> $$_hibernate_getDirtyAttributes();

	
Clear the stored dirty attributes
/**
	 * Clear the stored dirty attributes
	 */
	void $$_hibernate_clearDirtyAttributes();
}