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+/*
+ * jSite - Persistence.java - Copyright © 2006–2012 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 2 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+package de.todesbaum.util.freenet.fcp2;
+
+/**
+ * The possible persistence options. This specify whether (and for how long) the
+ * node remembers to execute a request and the results. Possible values are
+ * <code>connection</code>, <code>reboot</code>, and <code>forever</code>.
+ * <code>connection</code> means that a request is aborted as soon as the
+ * connection to the node is severed. <code>reboot</code> means that a request
+ * is remembered as long as the node is running but not after restarts.
+ * <code>forever</code> finally means that a request persists until it is
+ * explicitely deleted.
+ *
+ * @author David Roden <droden@gmail.com>
+ * @version $Id$
+ * @see de.todesbaum.util.freenet.fcp2.ModifyPersistentRequest
+ * @see de.todesbaum.util.freenet.fcp2.RemovePersistentRequest
+ */
+public final class Persistence {
+
+ /**
+ * Denotes that a request should be terminated if the connection to the node
+ * is severed.
+ */
+ public static final Persistence CONNECTION = new Persistence("connection");
+
+ /** Denotes that a request should be remembered until the node is restarted. */
+ public static final Persistence REBOOT = new Persistence("reboot");
+
+ /**
+ * Denotes that a request should be remembered until it is explicitely
+ * deleted.
+ */
+ public static final Persistence FOREVER = new Persistence("forever");
+
+ /** The name of this persistence option. */
+ private String name;
+
+ /**
+ * Private constructor that creates a persistence option with the specified
+ * name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ * The name of the persistence option.
+ */
+ private Persistence(String name) {
+ this.name = name;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of this persistence option.
+ *
+ * @return The name of this persistence option
+ */
+ public String getName() {
+ return name;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a textual representation of this persistence option. The result
+ * is identical to calling {@link #getName()}.
+ *
+ * @return The name of this persistence option
+ */
+ @Override
+ public String toString() {
+ return name;
+ }
+
+}