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 * To simplify the creation of Data Repositories a generic Repository interface and base class is provided.  Furthermore, Spring will automatically create a Repository implementation for you that add implementations of finder methods you specify on an interface.  For example the Repository interface is
 
     
-'public interface Repository<T, ID extends Serializable> {'
+`public interface Repository<T, ID extends Serializable> {`
 
         T save(T entity);
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Future plans are to support optional logging and/or exception throwing based on
         void delete(Iterable<? extends T> entities);
 
         void deleteAll();
-'}'
+`}`
 
 and there is a placeholder interface called MongoRepository that will in future add more Mongo specific methods.