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package org.kuali.rice.krad.maintenance;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Provides contract for implementing a bulk update withing the bulk update framework.
 *
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 */
public interface BulkUpdateMaintainable extends Maintainable {

    /**
     * Check if the maintenance object is in a state that allows it to be persisted.
     *
     * @return true if maintenance object is persistable, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isPersistable();

    /**
     * Returns the list of updated data objects.
     *
     * @return list of updated data objects
     */
    List<Object> generateUpdatableObjects();

}
