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+<?php
+/**
+ * Interface for generating updates to single rows in the database.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @ingroup Maintenance
+ */
+interface RowUpdateGenerator {
+	/**
+	 * Given a database row, generates an array mapping column names to
+	 * updated value within the database row.
+	 *
+	 * Sample Response:
+	 *   return array(
+	 *       'some_col' => 'new value',
+	 *       'other_col' => 99,
+	 *   );
+	 *
+	 * @param stdClass $row A row from the database
+	 * @return array Map of column names to updated value within the
+	 *  database row. When no update is required returns an empty array.
+	 */
+	public function update( $row );
+}