aermicioi.aedi.storage.alias

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28 Authors:
29 	Alexandru Ermicioi
30 **/
31 module aermicioi.aedi.storage.alias_aware;
32 
33 /**
34 Interface for objects that are able to alias an identity and resolve an alias to original identity.
35 **/
36 interface AliasAware(Type) {
37     
38     public {
39         
40         /**
41         Alias a key to an alias_.
42                 
43         Params:
44         	identity = the originial identity which is to be aliased.
45         	alias_ = the alias of identity.
46         	
47 		Returns:
48 			this
49         **/
50         AliasAware link(Type identity, Type alias_);
51         
52         /**
53         Removes alias.
54         
55         Params:
56         	alias_ = alias to remove.
57 
58         Returns:
59             this
60         	
61         **/
62         AliasAware unlink(Type alias_);
63         
64         /**
65         Resolve an alias to original identity, if possible.
66         
67         Params:
68         	alias_ = alias of original identity
69         
70         Returns:
71         	Type the last identity in alias chain.
72         
73         **/
74         const(Type) resolve(in Type alias_) const;
75     }
76 }