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  * Copyright 2005-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  * 

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  * 

  * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php

  * 

  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software

  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,

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  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

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  */

 package org.kuali.rice.kns.service;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import java.util.Map;

 /**

  * This interface defines methods that a Lookup Service must provide.

  * 

  * 

  */

 public interface LookupService {

     /**

      * 

      * Returns a collection of objects based on the given search parameters. Will not limit results, so the returned Collection

      * could be huge.

      * 

      * @param example

      * @param formProps

      * @return

      */

     public Collection findCollectionBySearchUnbounded(Class example, Map formProps);

     /**

      * Returns a collection of objects based on the given search parameters.

      * 

      * @return Collection returned from the search

      */

     public Collection findCollectionBySearch(Class example, Map formProps);

     public Collection findCollectionBySearchHelper(Class example, Map formProperties, boolean unbounded);

     /**

      * Retrieves a Object based on the search criteria, which should uniquely identify a record.

      * 

      * @return Object returned from the search

      */

     public Object findObjectBySearch(Class example, Map formProps);

     public boolean allPrimaryKeyValuesPresentAndNotWildcard(Class boClass, Map formProps);

 }