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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotEmpty;
+
+/**
+ * Simple JavaBean domain object representing an person.
+ *
+ * @author Ken Krebs
+ */
+@MappedSuperclass
+public class Animal extends BaseEntity {
+
+    @Column(name = "name")
+    @NotEmpty
+    private String name;
+
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+}