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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2007-2008 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.
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16  package org.kuali.rice.kns.service;
17  
18  import java.util.Collection;
19  
20  import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.BusinessObject;
21  import org.kuali.rice.kns.datadictionary.InactivationBlockingMetadata;
22  
23  /**
24   * This service detects whether there are any records that block the inactivation of a particular record 
25   * 
26   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
27   */
28  public interface InactivationBlockingDetectionService {
29      /**
30       * Determines whether there is ANY record in the relationship defined by the inactivationBlockingMetadata that prevents inactivation of blockedBo
31       * 
32       * @param blockedBo a BO that is potentially inactivation blocked
33       * @param inactivationBlockingMetadata
34       * @return true iff there was a record that blocks the blockedBo using the metadata in inactivationBlockingMetadata
35       */
36      public boolean hasABlockingRecord(BusinessObject blockedBo, InactivationBlockingMetadata inactivationBlockingMetadata);
37  
38      /**
39       * Lists all records in the relationship defined by the inactivationBlockingMetadata that prevents inactivation of blockedBo
40       * 
41       * @param blockedBo a BO that is potentially inactivation blocked
42       * @param inactivationBlockingMetadata
43       * @return true iff there was a record that blocks the blockedBo using the metadata in inactivationBlockingMetadata
44       */
45      public Collection<BusinessObject> listAllBlockerRecords(BusinessObject blockedBo, InactivationBlockingMetadata inactivationBlockingMetadata);
46  }