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+/*
+ * Sone - PostProvider.java - Copyright © 2011–2016 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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.sone.database
+
+import net.pterodactylus.sone.data.Post
+import net.pterodactylus.sone.database.memory.MemoryDatabase
+
+import com.google.common.base.Optional
+import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy
+
+/**
+ * Interface for objects that can provide [Post]s by their ID.
+ */
+@ImplementedBy(MemoryDatabase::class)
+interface PostProvider {
+
+ fun getPost(postId: String): Optional<Post>
+ fun getPosts(soneId: String): Collection<Post>
+ fun getDirectedPosts(recipientId: String): Collection<Post>
+
+}