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 package org.kuali.rice.core.api.parameter;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import javax.jws.WebMethod;

 import javax.jws.WebParam;

 import javax.jws.WebResult;

 import javax.jws.WebService;

 import javax.jws.soap.SOAPBinding;

 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.CoreConstants;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.criteria.QueryByCriteria;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.exception.RiceIllegalArgumentException;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.exception.RiceIllegalStateException;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.jaxb.ImmutableCollectionAdapter;

 /**

  * Service for interacting with {@link Parameter Parameters}.

  */

 @WebService(name = "parameterServiceSoap", targetNamespace = CoreConstants.Namespaces.CORE_NAMESPACE_2_0)

 @SOAPBinding(style = SOAPBinding.Style.DOCUMENT, use = SOAPBinding.Use.LITERAL, parameterStyle = SOAPBinding.ParameterStyle.WRAPPED)

 public interface ParameterRepositoryService {

     /**

      * This will create a {@link Parameter} exactly like the parameter passed in.

      *

      * @param parameter the parameter to create

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is null

      * @throws IllegalStateException if the parameter is already existing in the system

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="createParameter")

     void createParameter(@WebParam(name = "parameter") Parameter parameter)

             throws RiceIllegalArgumentException, RiceIllegalStateException;

     /**

      * This will update a {@link Parameter}.

      *

      *  <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will update that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * @param parameter the parameter to update

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is null

      * @throws IllegalStateException if the parameter does not exist in the system under the

      * specific application code or default rice application code

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="updateParameter")

     void updateParameter(@WebParam(name = "parameter") Parameter parameter)

             throws RiceIllegalArgumentException, RiceIllegalStateException;

     /**

      * Gets a {@link Parameter} from a {@link ParameterKey}.

      *

      * <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will return null if the parameter does not exist.

      * </p>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @return a {@link Parameter} or null

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getParameter")

     @WebResult(name = "parameter")

     Parameter getParameter(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key) throws RiceIllegalArgumentException;

     /**

      * Gets a {@link ParameterContract#getValue()} from a {@link ParameterKey}.

      *

      *  <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will return null if the parameter does not exist.

      * </p>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @return a string value or null

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getParameterValueAsString")

     @WebResult(name = "value")

     String getParameterValueAsString(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key);

     /**

      * Gets a {@link ParameterContract#getValue()} as a Boolean from a {@link ParameterKey}.

      *

      * <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will return null if the parameter does not exist or is not a valid truth value.

      * </p>

      *

      * valid truth values (case insensitive):

      * <ul>

      *     <li>Y</li>

      *     <li>true</li>

      *     <li>N</li>

      *     <li>false</li>

      * </ul>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @return a boolean value or null

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getParameterValueAsBoolean")

     @WebResult(name = "value")

     Boolean getParameterValueAsBoolean(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key);

     /**

      * Gets a {@link ParameterContract#getValue()} from a {@link ParameterKey}

      * where the value is split on a semi-colon delimeter and each token is trimmed

      * of white space.

      *

      * for example:  param_name=foo; bar; baz

      *

      * will yield a collection containing foo, bar, baz

      *

      * <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will always return an <b>immutable</b> Collection

      *   even when no values exist.

      * </p>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @return an immutable collection of strings

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getParameterValuesAsString")

     @WebResult(name = "values")

     @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(ImmutableCollectionAdapter.class)

     Collection<String> getParameterValuesAsString(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key);

     /**

      * Gets a {@link ParameterContract#getValue()} from a {@link ParameterKey}

      * where the value is split on a semi-colon delimeter and each token is trimmed

      * of white space.  Those values are themselves keyvalue pairs which are searched

      * for the sub parameter name.

      *

      * for example:

      *

      * param_name=foo=f1; bar=b1; baz=z1

      * subParameterName=bar

      *

      * will yield b1

      *

      * <p>if multiple subparameters are contained in the parameter value the first one is returned</p>

      *

      * <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will always return null when the subparameter does not

      *   exist or if the parameter value does not conform to the following format(s):

      *   <ol>

      *      <li>subparameter_name=subparameter_value;</li>

      *   </ol>

      * </p>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @param subParameterName the sub parameter to search for

      * @return a string value or null

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null or if the subParameterName is blank

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getSubParameterValueAsString")

     @WebResult(name = "value")

     String getSubParameterValueAsString(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key,

                                         @WebParam(name = "subParameterName") String subParameterName)

             throws RiceIllegalArgumentException;

     /**

      * Gets a {@link ParameterContract#getValue()} from a {@link ParameterKey}

      * where the value is split on a semi-colon delimeter and each token is trimmed

      * of white space.  Those values are themselves keyvalue pairs which are searched

      * for the sub parameter name.  After the sub parameter is found it is split on a comma

      * and trimmed or whitespace before adding it to the final collection for return.

      *

      * for example:

      *

      * param_name=foo=f1,f2,f3; bar=b1,b2; baz=z1

      * subParameterName=bar

      *

      * will yield a collection containing b1, b2

      *

      * <p>if multiple subparameters are contained in the parameter value the first one is returned</p>

      *

      * <p>

      *     If the parameter does not exist under the application

      *     code passed, then this method will check if the parameter

      *     exists under the default rice application code and

      *     will return that parameter.

      * </p>

      *

      * <p>

      *   This method will always return an <b>immutable</b> Collection

      *   even when no values exist.

      * </p>

      *

      *  <p>

      *   This method will always return an empty <b>immutable</b> Collection when

      *   the subparameter does not exist or if the parameter value does not

      *   conform to the following format(s):

      *   <ol>

      *      <li>subparameter_name=subparameter_value;</li>

      *      <li>subparameter_name=subparameter_value1, subparameter_value2;</li>

      *      <li>subparameter_name=subparameter_value1, subparameter_value2,;</li>

      *   </ol>

      * </p>

      *

      * @param key the key to retrieve the parameter by. cannot be null.

      * @param subParameterName the sub parameter to search for

      * @return an immutable collection of strings

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is null or if the subParameterName is blank

      */

     @WebMethod(operationName="getSubParameterValuesAsString")

     @WebResult(name = "values")

     @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(ImmutableCollectionAdapter.class)

     Collection<String> getSubParameterValuesAsString(@WebParam(name = "key") ParameterKey key,

                                                      @WebParam(name = "subParameterName") String subParameterName)

             throws RiceIllegalArgumentException;

     @WebMethod(operationName="findParameters")

     @WebResult(name = "results")

     ParameterQueryResults findParameters(@WebParam(name = "query") QueryByCriteria<Parameter> queryByCriteria);

 }