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 package org.apache.commons.transaction.file;

 /**

  * Maps transaction ids to paths and back.

  * 

  * @version $Id: TransactionIdToPathMapper.java 493632 2007-01-07 01:57:31Z joerg $

  * @since 1.2

  */

 public interface TransactionIdToPathMapper {

     /**

      * Maps the transaction id object to a path string. 

      * 

      * @param txId the transaction id

      * @return the path string

      */

     String getPathForId(Object txId);

     /**

      * Maps the path string to a transaction id object. 

      * 

      * @param path the path

      * @return the path string

      */

     Object getIdForPath(String path);

 }