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<?php

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   CategoryRepositoryWriterInterface.php 2015-11-23
   Gambio GmbH
   http://www.gambio.de
   Copyright (c) 2015 Gambio GmbH
   Released under the GNU General Public License (Version 2)
   [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html]
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*/

/**
 * Interface CategoryRepositoryWriterInterface
 * 
 * This interface defines methods for creating and updating specific category records in the database and is used in the category
 * repository among the interfaces for reading and deleting category records.
 *
 * @category   System
 * @package    Category
 * @subpackage Interfaces
 */
interface CategoryRepositoryWriterInterface
{
    /**
     * Inserts a category record into the database accordingly to the provided category object and returns the ID from
     * the saved entity.
     *
     * @param CategoryInterface $category The category to insert.
     *
     * @return int Returns the ID of the new category.
     */
    public function insert(CategoryInterface $category);


    /**
     * Updates an existing category record accordingly to the provided category object.
     *
     * @param StoredCategoryInterface $category The category to update.
     *
     * @return CategoryRepositoryWriterInterface Same instance for chained method calls.
     */
    public function update(StoredCategoryInterface $category);
}