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 package org.kuali.rice.krad.lookup;

 import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.field.InputField;

 import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.field.LinkField;

 import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.service.ViewHelperService;

 import org.kuali.rice.krad.web.form.LookupForm;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 /**

  * Provides contract for implementing a lookup within the lookup framework

  *

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface Lookupable extends ViewHelperService, java.io.Serializable {

     /**

      * Invoked to carry out the lookup search based on the given map of key/value search

      * values

      *

      * @param form - lookup form instance containing the lookup data

      * @param searchCriteria - map of criteria currently set

      * @param bounded - indicates whether the results should be limited (if necessary) to the max search

      * result limit configured

      * @return the list of result objects, possibly bounded

      */

     public Collection<?> performSearch(LookupForm form, Map<String, String> searchCriteria, boolean bounded);

     /**

      * Invoked when the clear action is requested to result the search fields to

      * their initial default values

      *

      * @param form - lookup form instance containing the lookup data

      * @param searchCriteria - map of criteria currently set

      * @return map of criteria with field values reset to defaults

      */

     public Map<String, String> performClear(LookupForm form, Map<String, String> searchCriteria);

     /**

      * Invoked to perform validation on the search criteria before the search is performed

      *

      * @param form - lookup form instance containing the lookup data

      * @param searchCriteria - map of criteria where key is search property name and value is

      * search value (which can include wildcards)

      * @param boolean true if validation was successful, false if there were errors and the search

      * should not be performed

      */

     public boolean validateSearchParameters(LookupForm form, Map<String, String> searchCriteria);

     /**

      * Sets the class for the data object the lookup will be provided on

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - data object class for lookup

      */

     public void setDataObjectClass(Class<?> dataObjectClass);

     /**

      * Returns the class for the data object the lookup is configured with

      *

      * @return Class<?> data object class

      */

     public Class<?> getDataObjectClass();

     /**

      * Sets the field conversion map on the lookupable

      *

      * <p>

      * The field conversions map specifies the mappings for return fields. When the

      * user selects a row to return, for each configured field conversion the corresponding value

      * from the result row will be sent back as the value for the field on the calling field.

      * </p>

      *

      * @param fieldConversions - map of field conversions where key is name of the property on result

      * data object to get value for, and map value is the name of the field to send the value back as (name

      * of the field on the calling view)

      */

     public void setFieldConversions(Map<String, String> fieldConversions);

     /**

      * Sets List of fields on the lookupable that should be made read only in the search

      * criteria group

      *

      * @param readOnlyFieldsList - list of read only fields

      */

     public void setReadOnlyFieldsList(List<String> readOnlyFieldsList);

     /**

      * Invoked to build the return URL for a result row

      *

      * <p>

      * Based on the line contained in the field context, the URL for returning the role is constructed and

      * set as the href for the link field. If a return link cannot be constructed the field should be set

      * to not render

      * </p>

      *

      * @param returnLinkField - link field that will be used to render the return URL

      * @param model - lookup form containing the data

      */

     public void getReturnUrlForResults(LinkField returnLinkField, Object model);

     /**

      * Invoked to build a maintenance URL for a result row

      *

      * <p>

      * Based on the line contained in the field context and the given maintenance method that should be called a

      * URL is constructed and set as the href on the link field. If a maintenance link cannot be constructed the

      * field should be set to not render

      * </p>

      *

      * @param actionLinkField - link field that will be used to return the maintenance URL

      * @param model - lookup form containing the data

      * @param maintenanceMethodToCall - name of the method that should be invoked in the maintenance controller

      */

     public void getMaintenanceActionLink(LinkField actionLinkField, Object model, String maintenanceMethodToCall);

     public void setMultiValueLookupSelect(InputField selectField, Object model);

 }