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+/*
+ * Sone - PostProvider.java - Copyright © 2011 David Roden
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see .
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.sone.core;
+
+import net.pterodactylus.sone.data.Post;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for objects that can provide {@link Post}s by their ID.
+ *
+ * @author David âBombeâ Roden
+ */
+public interface PostProvider {
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the post with the given ID, if it exists. If it does not exist
+ * and {@code create} is {@code false}, {@code null} is returned; otherwise,
+ * a new post with the given ID is created and returned.
+ *
+ * @param postId
+ * The ID of the post to return
+ * @param create
+ * {@code true} to create a new post if no post with the given ID
+ * exists, {@code false} to return {@code null} instead
+ * @return The post with the given ID, or {@code null}
+ */
+ public Post getPost(String postId, boolean create);
+
+}