001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2011 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Liferay Enterprise
005     * Subscription License ("License"). You may not use this file except in
006     * compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy of the License by
007     * contacting Liferay, Inc. See the License for the specific language governing
008     * permissions and limitations under the License, including but not limited to
009     * distribution rights of the Software.
010     *
011     *
012     *
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.model;
016    
017    import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
018    
019    /**
020     * @author Connor McKay
021     */
022    public interface PersistedModel {
023    
024            /**
025             * Updates this model instance in the database or adds it if it does not yet
026             * exist. Also notifies the appropriate model listeners.
027             *
028             * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
029             */
030            public void persist() throws SystemException;
031    
032    }