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 *  Copyright 2010, 2011 Christopher Pheby
 *
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.jadira.usertype.dateandtime.threeten;

import java.time.Period;

import org.jadira.usertype.dateandtime.threeten.columnmapper.StringColumnPeriodMapper;
import org.jadira.usertype.spi.shared.AbstractSingleColumnUserType;

/**
 * Maps a {@link Period} to and from String for Hibernate. This type is
 * mostly compatible with org.joda.time.contrib.hibernate.PersistentPeriod however
 * you should note that JodaTime's org.joda.time.Period has only millisecond precision,
 * whilst JSR 310 offers nanosecond precision. When interpreting nanosecond values, Joda Time will
 * round down to the nearest millisecond.
 */
public class PersistentPeriodAsString extends AbstractSingleColumnUserType<Period, String, StringColumnPeriodMapper> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8895920152179319506L;
}
