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 package org.kuali.rice.kns.service;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.BusinessObject;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.PersistableBusinessObject;

 /**

  * This interface defines methods that a BusinessObjectService must provide.

  * 

  * 

  */

 public interface BusinessObjectService {

     /**

      * Saves the passed in object via the persistence layer.

      * 

      * This will throw an IllegalArgumentException (runtime exception) if the object passed in is not a descendent of

      * BusinessObject.

      * 

      * @param bo A BusinessObject instance or descendent that you wish to be stored.

      * 

      */

     public void save(PersistableBusinessObject bo);

     /**

      * Saves the businessObjects on the list via the persistence layer.

      * 

      * This will throw an IllegalArgumentException (runtime exception) if any of the objects passed in is not a descendent of

      * BusinessObject.

      * 

      * @param businessObjects A List<PersistableBusinessObject> of objects to persist.

      * 

      */

     public void save(List<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> businessObjects);

     /**

      * Links up any contained objects, and then Saves the passed in object via the persistence layer.

      * 

      * This will throw an IllegalArgumentException (runtime exception) if the object passed in is not a descendent of

      * BusinessObject.

      * 

      * @param bo A BusinessObject instance or descendent that you wish to be stored.

      * 

      */

     public void linkAndSave(PersistableBusinessObject bo);

     /**

      * Links up any contained objects, and Saves the businessObjects on the list via the persistence layer.

      * 

      * This will throw an IllegalArgumentException (runtime exception) if any of the objects passed in is not a descendent of

      * BusinessObject.

      * 

      * @param businessObjects A List<BusinessObject> of objects to persist.

      * 

      */

     public void linkAndSave(List<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> businessObjects);

     /**

      * Retrieves an object instance identified by its primary key. For composite keys, use {@link #findByPrimaryKey(Class, Map)}

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param primaryKey

      * @return

      */

     public <T> T findBySinglePrimaryKey(Class<T> clazz, Object primaryKey);

     /**

      * Retrieves an object instance identified by its primary keys and values. This can be done by constructing a map where the key

      * to the map entry is the primary key attribute and the value of the entry being the primary key value. For composite keys,

      * pass in each primaryKey attribute and its value as a map entry.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param primaryKeys

      * @return

      */

     public PersistableBusinessObject findByPrimaryKey(Class clazz, Map primaryKeys);

     /**

      * Retrieves an object instance identified by the class of the given object and the object's primary key values.

      * 

      * @param object

      * @return

      */

     public PersistableBusinessObject retrieve(PersistableBusinessObject object);

     /**

      * Retrieves a collection of business objects populated with data, such that each record in the database populates a new object

      * instance. This will only retrieve business objects by class type.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @return

      */

     public Collection findAll(Class clazz);

     /**

      * This method retrieves a collection of business objects populated with data, such that each record in the database populates a

      * new object instance. This will retrieve business objects by class type and also by criteria passed in as key-value pairs,

      * specifically attribute name and its expected value.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param fieldValues

      * @return

      */

     public Collection findMatching(Class clazz, Map fieldValues);

     /**

      * This method retrieves a count of the business objects populated with data which match the criteria in the given Map.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param fieldValues

      * @return number of businessObjects of the given class whose fields match the values in the given expected-value Map

      */

     public int countMatching(Class clazz, Map fieldValues);

     /**

      * This method retrieves a count of the business objects populated with data which match both the positive criteria 

      * and the negative criteria in the given Map.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param positiveFieldValues

      * @param negativeFieldValues

      * @return number of businessObjects of the given class whose fields match the values in the given expected-value Maps

      */

     public int countMatching(Class clazz, Map positiveFieldValues, Map negativeFieldValues);

     /**

      * This method retrieves a collection of business objects populated with data, such that each record in the database populates a

      * new object instance. This will retrieve business objects by class type and also by criteria passed in as key-value pairs,

      * specifically attribute name and its expected value. Performs an order by on sort field.

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param fieldValues

      * @return

      */

     public Collection findMatchingOrderBy(Class clazz, Map fieldValues, String sortField, boolean sortAscending);

     /**

      * Deletes a business object from the database.

      * 

      * @param bo

      */

     public void delete(PersistableBusinessObject bo);

     /**

      * Deletes each business object in the given List.

      * 

      * @param boList

      */

     public void delete(List<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> boList);

     /**

      * Deletes the object(s) matching the given field values

      * 

      * @param clazz

      * @param fieldValues

      */

     public void deleteMatching(Class clazz, Map fieldValues);

     /**

      * 

      * This method attempts to retrieve the reference from a BO if it exists.

      * 

      * @param bo - populated BusinessObject instance that includes the referenceName property

      * @param referenceName - name of the member/property to load

      * @return A populated object from the DB, if it exists

      * 

      */

     public BusinessObject getReferenceIfExists(BusinessObject bo, String referenceName);

     /**

      * 

      * Updates all KualiUser or Person objects contained within this BO, based on the UserID as the authoritative key. The

      * appropriate foreign-key field in the BO itself is also updated.

      * 

      * This allows UserIDs to be entered on forms, and the back-end will link up correctly based on this non-key field.

      * 

      * @param bo The populated BO (or descendent) instance to be linked & updated

      * 

      */

     public void linkUserFields(PersistableBusinessObject bo);

     /**

      * 

      * Updates all KualiUser or Person objects contained within this BO, based on the UserID as the authoritative key. The

      * appropriate foreign-key field in the BO itself is also updated.

      * 

      * This allows UserIDs to be entered on forms, and the back-end will link up correctly based on this non-key field.

      * 

      * @param bos A List of populated BusinessObject (or descendent) instances to be linked & updated.

      */

     public void linkUserFields(List<PersistableBusinessObject> bos);

 }