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020package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository;
021
022import java.util.List;
023
024/**
025 * Natural Language representation of a krms object
026 *
027 * @see NaturalLanguageTree
028 */
029public interface NaturalLanguageContract {
030
031    /**
032     * Returns the krms object id associated with the natural language.
033     *
034     * @return the krms object id
035     */
036    String getKrmsObjectId();
037
038    /**
039     * Returns the natural language representation for this node in the tree
040     *
041     * @return the natural language representation for this node in the tree
042     */
043    String getNaturalLanguage();
044
045}