GroupableData

All Superinterfaces:

HistoricalData, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDataTransaction, BasicHistoricalRecord, BasicScanclassHistorySet
```
public interface GroupableData
extends HistoricalData
```
GroupableData is data that can be merged together in order to be stored more efficiently down the chain.
Data that can be grouped together represents the same type of thing- ie, multiple rows of the same table. The id returned by getId() should be unique enough to make sure that this is true.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getGroupId()`	A string identifing the "group" of the data.
`GroupableData`	`groupData(GroupableData other)`	Merge another piece of similar data into this one.

Methods inherited from interface com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.history.HistoricalData
getDataCount, getFlavor, getLoggerName, getSignature

- Method Detail
  - getGroupId
```
java.lang.String getGroupId()
```
    A string identifing the "group" of the data. In other words, any piece of data from this group can be merged together.
  - groupData
```
GroupableData groupData(GroupableData other)
```
    Merge another piece of similar data into this one.