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1   /**
2    * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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15   */
16  package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository;
17  
18  import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.KrmsConstants;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.agenda.AgendaTreeDefinition;
20  import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.context.ContextDefinition;
21  import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.context.ContextSelectionCriteria;
22  import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.rule.RuleDefinition;
23  
24  import javax.jws.WebMethod;
25  import javax.jws.WebParam;
26  import javax.jws.WebResult;
27  import javax.jws.WebService;
28  import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding;
29  import java.util.List;
30  
31  /**
32   * The rule repository contains all of the information about context definitions,
33   * agendas, and business rules.
34   * 
35   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
36   *
37   */
38  @WebService(name = "ruleRepositoryService", targetNamespace = KrmsConstants.Namespaces.KRMS_NAMESPACE_2_0)
39  @SOAPBinding(style = SOAPBinding.Style.DOCUMENT, use = SOAPBinding.Use.LITERAL, parameterStyle = SOAPBinding.ParameterStyle.WRAPPED)
40  public interface RuleRepositoryService {
41  
42  	/**
43  	 * Locates a ContextDefinition based on the given map of context qualifiers.
44  	 * 
45  	 * @param contextSelectionCriteria
46  	 * @return
47  	 */
48  	@WebMethod(operationName = "selectContext")
49  	@WebResult(name = "contextDefinition")
50  	public ContextDefinition selectContext(@WebParam(name = "contextSelectionCriteria") ContextSelectionCriteria contextSelectionCriteria);
51  	
52  	/**
53  	 * Retrieves the agenda tree for the given agendaId.  The agenda tree includes
54  	 * the entire agenda definition in the appropriate order and with the
55  	 * defined agenda branching.
56  	 * 
57  	 * @param agendaId the id of the agenda for which to retrieve the agenda tree
58  	 * @return the agenda tree, or null if no agenda could be located for the given agendaId
59  	 * 
60  	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given agendaId is null
61  	 */
62  	@WebMethod(operationName = "getAgendaTree")
63  	@WebResult(name = "agendaTree")
64  	public AgendaTreeDefinition getAgendaTree(@WebParam(name = "agendaId") String agendaId);
65  	
66  	/**
67  	 * Retrieves all of the agendas trees for the given list of agendaIds.  The agenda tree includes
68  	 * the entire agenda definition in the appropriate order and with the
69  	 * defined agenda branching.
70  	 * 
71  	 * <p>The list which is returned from this operation may not be the same size as the list
72  	 * which is passed to this method.  If an agenda doesn't exist for a given agenda id then
73  	 * no result for that id will be returned in the list.  As a result of this, the returned
74  	 * list can be empty, but it will never be null.
75  	 * 
76  	 * @param agendaIds the list of agenda ids for which to retrieve the agenda trees
77  	 * @return the list of agenda trees for the given ids, this list will only contain agenda trees for the ids
78  	 * that were resolved successfully, it will never return null but could return an empty list if no agenda
79  	 * trees could be loaded for the given set of ids
80  	 * 
81  	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given list of agendaIds is null
82  	 */
83  	@WebMethod(operationName = "getAgendaTrees")
84  	@WebResult(name = "agendaTrees")
85  	public List<AgendaTreeDefinition> getAgendaTrees(@WebParam(name = "agendaIds") List<String> agendaIds);
86  	
87  	/**
88  	 * Retrieves the rule for the given ruleId.  The rule includes the propositions
89  	 * which define the condition that is to be evaluated on the rule.  It also
90  	 * defines a collection of actions which will be invoked if the rule succeeds.
91  	 * 
92  	 * @param ruleId the id of the rule to retrieve
93  	 * @return the rule definition, or null if no rule could be located for the given ruleId
94  	 * 
95  	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given ruleId is null
96  	 */
97  	@WebMethod(operationName = "getRule")
98  	@WebResult(name = "rule")
99  	public RuleDefinition getRule(@WebParam(name = "ruleId") String ruleId);
100 	
101 	/**
102 	 * Retrieves all of the rules for the given list of ruleIds.  The rule includes the propositions
103 	 * which define the condition that is to be evaluated on the rule.  It also
104 	 * defines a collection of actions which will be invoked if the rule succeeds.
105 	 * 
106 	 * <p>The list which is returned from this operation may not be the same size as the list
107 	 * which is passed to this method.  If a rule doesn't exist for a given rule id then
108 	 * no result for that id will be returned in the list.  As a result of this, the returned
109 	 * list can be empty, but it will never be null.
110 	 * 
111 	 * @param ruleIds the list of rule ids for which to retrieve the rules
112 	 * @return the list of rules for the given ids, this list will only contain rules for the ids
113 	 * that were resolved successfully, it will never return null but could return an empty list if no
114 	 * rules could be loaded for the given set of ids
115 	 * 
116 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given list of ruleIds is null
117 	 */
118 	@WebMethod(operationName = "getRules")
119 	@WebResult(name = "rules")
120 	public List<RuleDefinition> getRules(@WebParam(name = "ruleIds") List<String> ruleIds);
121 
122 }